While Sophie Masson handles the difficult task of selecting a winner and two runners-up from the Mary Stewart contest, would you like to help me with some research? This 8-question survey should not take more than 5 minutes, but I’d be grateful for your time and input. I’m using the responses for several things:
- My own learning as an interviewer and hopeful future interviewee
- To put the finishing touches on a two-part post for Writer Unboxed, meant to be a resource on interviewing (will air June 11 and 12th)
If you have feedback that doesn’t fit within the poll, please leave it in the section designated as “other”, in the comment section below, or if it’s of a confidential nature, please e-mail me.
Because I would like to increase validity, the more responses the better. Please pass the word to other writers. Thank you so much!
ETA: Survey results are completely anonymous, even to me, so please feel free to be honest. If you select “other”, it’s very helpful if you can specify.
Allen Schatz
/ 05/31/2011Hope the answers help you.
Barbara Forte Abate
/ 05/31/2011Easy and painless
pibarrington
/ 05/31/2011I didn’t find these questions CRUDE at all! Personally, I really liked them!
Teresa Frohock
/ 05/31/2011If you need to talk more email me. If I clicked Other, then I signed them with (tf) in case you need more info.
Jan O'Hara (Tartitude)
/ 05/31/2011Thank you all, for your help! Glad you’re not finding them imposing.
T, thank you. I’ll be in touch.
Keith Cronin
/ 05/31/2011Nice poll, and like others, I’d be happy to elaborate. Hope this helps!
crosstowngazette
/ 05/31/2011Thanks, Jan. Happy to help. Thanks for making it so easy to participate.
Nancy
Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindy
/ 05/31/2011If you need more info (I did answer “other” a few times), feel free to email me.
Phyllis K Twombly
/ 05/31/2011The more you get out to interact with people and learn to promote yourself and your work without coming across like an advert, the easier the interviews become. When you stay familiar with your own work you shouldn’t have too many problems with ‘hard’ questions. My first book interviewer asked for an explanation of whether or not my book was porn because of the title–a question I hadn’t even considered but had to field with some humor.
Alice
/ 05/31/2011You create excellent interviews!
kat magendie
/ 06/01/2011Done!
Jan O'Hara (Tartitude)
/ 06/01/2011Thank you, everyone! If you’ve left a comment expressing a willingness to talk more, I’ll be in touch.
Hart
/ 06/01/2011I definitely find interviewing worse than BEING interviewed. The toughest piece is that I want to be prepared (which often means reading their book) and in the case of ‘famous’ people, my fear of sounding like an idiot.
Jan O'Hara (Tartitude)
/ 06/01/2011Ha! I haven’t been interviewed, but I always experience that fear, too.
Good to talk to you, chica. I’ve been crazy busy and haven’t been around your site lately. Apologies.
karleenbradford
/ 06/04/2011Good survey. I think I bumped myself off it the first time I filled it out, but I would be glad to talk further about your questions.
Jenn Hubbard
/ 06/04/2011I think the best interviews are those tailored to the book and/or subject, which takes more time on the part of the interviewer, I know.
Jan O'Hara (Tartitude)
/ 06/05/2011karleenbradford, I’ll be in touch. Thank you for the offer!
Jenn Hubbard, I agree. I’m not a fan of phoned-in interviews.
Jenn Hubbard
/ 06/10/2011Oh, and if you need any more people to follow up with via email, you can reach me at jennifer[at]jenniferhubbard[dot]com.
pibarrington
/ 06/10/2011I’ve interviewed authors/celebs on radio/newspaper and I’ve been interviewed as an author via both and the phone in as well. If you think I can help you feel free to contact: FutureImperfect@ymail.com