Bio: Diane
Griffin, President and owner of Security First & Associates, says her
motivation for writing Everything You Wanted to Know About the
Security Clearance Process, But Are Afraid To Ask: Professional
Guidance for Obtaining and Maintaining a Security Clearance came from the more than two
decades of people she has assisted, both in her role as a private security
contractor, and as the head of personnel or security within major governmental
contractors, in finding their way through the complicated security clearance
chain.
Synopsis: If you have plenty of time to click around through myriad
government websites and the patience to cut through red tape and make sense of
confusing bureaucratic talk, you may be able to find some of the answers to
your questions about the security clearance process,” Griffin says. “Chances
are, however, that you will still be left with some of your questions
unanswered, because there are some questions that the government just doesn’t
address. So, unless you know someone who is well acquainted with the process
from a first-hand perspective, good luck.
“What I sought to do
was compile all of these answers into one easy-to-read compendium of advice and
guidance, giving my readers signposts along the way to assist them in navigating
through the clearance process. I believe I’ve come up with a volume that will
greatly help its users, and being able to assist folks in working through this
process is extremely gratifying to me.” GROUNDBREAKING SECURITY
CLEARANCE EBOOK A ONE-STOP KNOWLEDGEBASE FOR THOSE CONFUSED BY THE SECURITY
CLEARANCE PROCESS.
Everything You Need to Know About
the Security Clearance Process, But Are Afraid to Ask is now
available for $19.95, from my website, amazon & lulu.
1: What is the
most productive time of the day for you to write?
I like to write late at night, after
everyone has gone to sleep. I am up all night!
2: Do you start
your projects writing with paper and pen or is it all on the computer?
I start my writing project on the
computer. Print it out, review it
and then make the changes again on the computer.
3: What do you
draw inspiration from?
For this book, it was drawn from my
experience in working in the Defense industry. I was asked the same question repeatedly and I thought it this would be a great book
topic for those interested in obtaining a security
clearance.
4: Do you set
yourself goals when you sit down to write such as word count?
No, I just went with the flow. I did create an outline in the
beginning, so that I would not veer to far off the subject.
5: Being a self
published author how do you come up with your cover art?
I researched it and found someone on
line to do the cover.
6: What drives
you to choose the career of being a writer?
I must say that I would love to have a full time career as a writer, but unfortunately, I have not sold enough books to maintain my dream job, so until that happens,
I have a small security consulting company called Security First &
Assoc. We help small to medium
size defense contractors to understand the rule and regulations of having a
classified contract with the U.S. Government.
7: Do you own an
eBook reading devise?
No, I do not, but I sell the ebook on Kindle and Smashwords.
8: Who are some
of your favorite authors and what are you reading now?
I love the author Danielle Steel. Most of her books are about beautiful
people finding other beautiful people and people overcoming
adversity.
9: What do you
think of book trailers and do you have any plans to have any?
I would love to
have a book trailer; I will have to check with my virtual assistant, Janis Friesler, she keeps me straight
and she also does book trailer videos.
10: What are you
working on now that you can talk about?
I have three books in the works, One is
can cancer be cured by alternative medicines, the other is about Work Place
Violence and lastly about parents learning the meaning of the text codes that their children are currently using.
I told earlier
that I never sleep. ……………………..
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