Interview Insights When The Roles Are Reversed
By Terry
Whalin @terrywhalin
Over the years
I've interviewed New York Times bestselling author Jerry B.
Jenkins a number of times for different magazine
articles. When we met at least three decades ago, both of us were magazine
editors and attending the Evangelical Press Association convention. One evening
at EPA, three of us (all editors) played scrabble against Jerry—and Jerry won.
He is a world-class scrabble player and knows all of the strange three letter
words.
When Jerry and
Tim LaHaye wrote the first Left Behind novel, Jerry sent me a review copy. I read it
while on a trip and was skeptical about the plot. The opening scene where half
of the people in a 747 are raptured (disappear) seemed unbelievable (even though
I understood this concept from the Bible). Then I got hooked with the characters
and read every one of those books (which have sold over 60 million copies).
Jerry
graciously agreed to write the foreword for my newest book, 10 Publishing Myths.
Both of us have appeared on the same stages at various writers' conferences
yet Jerry had never interviewed me—until recently. Jerry runs the Jenkins
Writers Guild and each month has a Master Class interview (follow this link to see a
sample and even sign up.) Several months ago, the
Jenkins Guild released our interview. I asked (and received) permission to
post this 36-minute interview here. Either click the link to open the video in a new window or use the video below.
We covered a wide range of questions including:
the legacy of Billy Graham
advice from 10 Publishing Myths
how writers can get a literary agent
why go to a writers' conference
how to turn off the critic when writing my first draft
key mistakes I've seen writers make in their submissions
the details of Morgan James Publishing (some people will be surprised to hear Jerry's endorsement)
the importance of blogging and The Writing Life
what makes a book proposal standout
and much more.
Yes there is a great deal of valuable content packed into this video. I had fun answering Jerry's questions and I hope each of you will enjoy and gain value from this video. It was a different experience for us to reverse roles for this interview and Jerry interviewed me instead of my interviewing him.
Have you experienced this interview reversal? Tell us about your experience in the comments below.
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