Today, we’re talking with Dan Frolec about his book, The Cave
Tell us something unexpected about yourself!
- With a group of friends, we hit a coral reef and shipwrecked our boat on one of the most remote islands in Indonesia called Sumba. In the middle of the night and survived, camped on the beach with no one around before we found someone to rescue us.
- I rode thousands of kilometers on and off-road on a motorbike, in Mongolia, Indonesia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, Spain,…
- One of my hobbies is teaching freediving, I used to teach downhill skiing, Pilates and swimming too.
- I nearly sailed across the Atlantic but changed my mind to follow the career path; this remains one of the very few life decisions that I sometimes question.
- I had an injury of my lower back, disk hernia, which was very painful and limiting my life; I spent 10 years exercising to build my core strength, and eventually designed my own fitness program, which is a combination of yoga, Pilates and physiotherapy called ExFitt.com
- My daughter, wife and I went on a campervan tour around Europe for 3 months during winter 2024. Without any previous ‘campervanning’ experience. Amazing trip!
- I publish monthly newsletter #surviveyourlife on my danfrolec.com website with various tips and tricks to survive in an urban jungle and learn about interesting stuff.
Why do you write?
Writing is a purposeful activity which completely focuses my wandering mind on a single task.
Where did you get the inspiration for your current book?
The Cave covers a crazy, unbelievable story that happened to me and my friends in 2002.
What do you enjoy the most about your genre?
Recreating dialogues of a true story that were long forgotten.
How would you describe your writing process?
I put blocks of time in my calendar, usually Sunday mornings, and try to stick to it. If the time block starts at e.g. 9:00am and lasts three hours – I begin writing at 9:00am (sort of) and write for 3 hours.
What do you think authors have to gain from participating in social media?
Anxiety? 😉 I feel that authors can gain understanding of their readers, their preferences, challenges, ideas.
What advice would you have for other writers?
If you want to write a book, don’t worry if you don’t know anything about writing. Just start and see what happens. It’s a fantastic journey.
How do you select your books’ titles and covers?
Titles: I draft several proposals and then ask a group of respected friends (from marketing/agency industry) for feedback.
Covers: I use a professional designer, again ask a group of friends for feedback.
What’s your next step?
Develop a teaser video for The Cave. If The Cave becomes a success, I will consider writing another book, this time fiction.
What book do you wish you had written?
History novel from the era when Czech tribe started
How do you react to seeing a new review for your book?
I am happy that someone took time to 1) read, and 2) even write a review.
