Interview Yourself #12: Marketing and Community

Hi, folks! Today, I’m continuing with a new, unique series of posts. In the coming weeks, I’m going to be interviewing myself using pre-written questions from other blog sites, like these ones via The Wordsmith’s Forge.

It’s going to be a lot of fun, and a great way for me to reveal a little bit more about myself, my writing and my habits. Are you ready? Good – let’s get started.

 

 

What process did you go through to get your book published?

I’ve been through a few different publishing processes, but the most common one that I use at the moment is a self-publishing process using CreateSpace. But it really does depend – I also published a few books with Booktrope, and No Rest for the Wicked is currently published by Dragon Moon Press.

 

What makes your book stand out from the crowd?

I think that my general approach to writing marks me out. I don’t conform to norms, I just write what I like to read. It has its own unique set of challenges, but also its own rewards.

 

How do you find or make time to write?

I don’t feel comfortable unless I’m writing. I write to relax, in the same way other people watch Netflix.

 

Do you write more by logic or intuition, or some combination of the two? Summarise your writing process.

It’s a little bit of both. I plan it all out to begin with, and then I write mostly by intuition. And then I go through editing and turn on the logic.

 

What are some ways in which you promote your work? Do you find that these add to or detract from your writing time?

I tend to work on marketing and writing simultaneously, and so neither one really detracts from the other.

 

Dane Cobain

 

What is your role in the writing community?

I think I hold quite a few roles! Depending upon which hat that I’m wearing, I’m a writer, editor, proofreader, marketer and mentor. Take your pick!

 

What do you like to read in your free time?

I read a bit of everything – you can check out SocialBookshelves.com for more info on what I’ve been reading lately. At the time of writing, I’m just coming up to the end of The Stand by Stephen King.

 

What projects are you working on at the present?

I’m working on a bunch of different stuff at the moment. Driven, a detective novel, is going through editing, and I’m drafting Netflix & Kill, the sequel. Then there’s Subject Verb Object, an anthology of new writing, and a book called Meat which is all very hush hush at the moment as it’s only just in the planning stage.

 

What do your plans for future projects include?

I sort of answered that with the previous question, but on top of that, there will also be at least one new poetry book coming soon, as well as more instalments in the Leipfold detective series.

 

What question do you wish that someone would ask about your book, but nobody has? Write it out here, then answer it.

Hmm. “How much of Eyes Like Lighthouses When the Boats Come Home do you know off by heart?” And the answer is all of it, including the contents.

 

Dane Cobain – Come On Up to the House

 

So there we have it – that’s the latest instalment of Interview Yourself over and done with! Thanks, as always, for reading, and be sure to keep your browser pointed to DaneCobain.com. You can also sign up to my mailing list, follow me on Facebook and Twitter or check out my books for further info. I’ll see you soon!