Interviews

As an indie author I have been interviewed for quite a number of periodicals and websites. I have also read quite a few interviews with other authors. Most of these interviews follow a similar script. And while it may be interesting to know how every writer deals with writers' block and where they get their ideas from, I would like to see some more probing questions. Let's get below the surface and try to find some deeper truths. After all, isn't that what good literature is about?

Here are a few examples of the kind of questions I would like to see asked once in a while:

What makes your writing unique from anything else on the market?

What life lessons do you incorporate into your stories and how?

What message are you trying to impart?

How do you hope readers will be enriched by reading your works?

What can you tell us about your writing that will make the readers of this interview go out and buy your books?

Learning about the writing process of authors can be interesting and helpful, but I would like to hear a little about the reason for writing as well.

What about you dear reader? Do you find interviews fascinating and unique or minor variations on a theme? What about blogs? Did this one interest you or is it time for me to get off my high horse and get back to writing real stories?

Join us next time as I interview myself.