Fantastic tips for anyone wanting to interview authors.
When I posted my interview with Sarah Solmonson earlier this morning, it reminded me that a couple of people have asked me to put up a post on the finer points of doing an author interview. I’m not sure I would call me an expert on this topic, but I try to answer those who ask me a question, so this post is for them.
I will share my opinion here, not saying that anyone should take my words as gold, but here is what I think:
A successful author interview begins with an interesting author. I am not pointing fingers and calling anyone boring, but if you want your interview to shine, choose authors that have something to bring to the party. I like it very much when the authors I interview have a very personal interest in their story. This doesn’t mean it can’t be fiction, just…
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Legends of Windemere 
Thank you good sir! Even after the pots and pans you are nice to me;)
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I figure I had those coming after being stupid for a night.
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Gotchya for another one of them blog award thing-bies…
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Thanks . . . Am I still allowed to cheat and nominate everyone?
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HA! I don’t know, really!
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I give (and read) quite a few interviews, so it’s nice to read this.
Not interviewing authors whose work you haven’t work is important (although I confess to not always following it). I always enjoy “personalized” interviews best – both giving and reading them.
As for humor, well, it’s gold, isn’t it? 🙂
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Very true. Showing a sense of humor can definitely bring in more cautious readers. Seems it’s one of the big ways to remind a person you’re human.
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