The Joys of Author Interviews by Allison Symes
Image Credit: Images created in Book Brush using Pixabay photos. I love author interviews whether I conduct them (for an online magazine) or if I’m reading or listening to them. I always learn something of interest. I find how writers go about producing their work: an endlessly fascinating topic as we all approach writing in different ways. I’m not averse to picking up good tips either! What is always encouraging is in finding out other writers also go through the rejection business. It is good to know you’re not alone on this. When I conduct interviews, I want to find out what has led to the book which is being launched or how the author is making progress since I last spoke to them. I also like to ask for someone’s three top marketing tips because there is so much here, I don’t think any one writer can (a) know them all and (b) there is often common ground as to what works best for more than one author I’ve talked to. I see that as being good ground to follow myself! Being on the