Want to me interviewed (by me)?

[Joseph]

I'm toying with the idea of doing 30m video author interviews. I'll start publishing them on my website http://www.josephcarrabis.com in Jan 2018. My goal is to cover the entire writing/authoring spectrum: all genres, all forms, all topics.

My desire is for the interviews to be free ranging. I want them to be a give and take, not one sided wherein I ask and the other person answers. I'm looking for an exchange of ideas, anecdotes, experiences good and bad, learnings, methods, ... I'm looking for constructive, productive, interesting and rewarding sessions that help other authors improve their craft, meet their goals, learn, grow and laugh. If you remember Steve Allen's "Meeting of Minds" or Wim Kayzer's "A Glorious Accident" you get the idea.

What I don't want is blatant self-promotion, negativity, flaming, arrogance, egotism, vanity (yes, anybody who's an author has got to have enough ego and vanity to believe they have something to offer that nobody else has, I get that). Definitely reference your own work to make a point (and I'll be showing your publications on my site) but if yours is the only work you reference, I may decide not to publish the interview.

I'll also enjoy and entertain controversy; Where is the industry heading? Do you like where it's heading? What might you change? How would you change it? We may debate the merits of a particular book on a storytelling/storycrafting level but not a particular author on a personal level.

This would also be a forum for sharing warnings and danger signs in the industry (definitely a help/guide to those starting out and again, flaming won't be tolerated).

What I'd require from you:
1) A one paragraph bio
2) A list of your publications (2-3 will do. Make them your favorites, and they must be published/publicly available, not works in progress although we can definitely talk about works in progress during the interview)
3) Links to your website/Facebook page/Amazon author's page/twitter/Patreon/...
4) 3-5 single spaced pages/poems of (a) current work(s) in progress (something you're proud of, something that you think needs some work, doesn't matter)
5) A headshot or something similar (not a bookcover).

Marketing:
I'll be promoting the interview via my various social feeds 1 week before publication, 1 day before publication, at publication, one day after publication and one week after publication.
You'll have to do the same. It's a ground rule, a social contract between me and thee for my doing this.

Stuff:
I use the Zoom platform for recording.
We'll meet online via Zoom at least one day prior to recording, probably for 5-10m, to make sure everything's working, get comfortable with each other, make sure we want to move forward, do sound and video checks, et cetera.
We'll record the session at a scheduled time although the interview may not go live for several weeks. I'm shooting for 30m long videos although we may record for longer if we're having fun, really onto something, whatever.

Message me directly via Goodreads/Facebook/LinkedIn if you're interested (ie, don't respond to this post as I may not see it). Please feel free to share this hither and yon.
Thanks.

[Joseph]

Following up on this thread. We now have 20+ authors interviewed and two interviews published.
You can see the January 2018 line up at http://www.josephcarrabis.com/2017/12...

The two interviews published as of 18 Jan 2018 are for Phillip Strang – Murder is a Tricky Business (British Sleuths and Publishing Analytics) and Donna Huston Murray – Smart and Witty Mysteries

You can find all published interviews at http://www.josephcarrabis.com/categor...

[Kurtis]

jOvian veiL - Menticide (Novella) — Free eBook, looking for reviews

jOvian veiL is a multifaceted project that intertwines the creative writing of a Science Fiction Novella series with the raw emotion and energy of a Hard Rock Album. Each chapter has an associated track that expresses a certain emotion, mood or setting from the story. Drawing inspiration from a multitude of artists that span across a diverse range of projects (Stephen King’s ‘The Gunslinger’, ‘Fighting Fantasy’ Series of books, Nirvana, Tool, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age), jOvian veiL crafts their own unique story (and sound) while creating both the story and music in unison.

‘jOvian veiL – Menticide’ is the first book (and album) in a series where the reader can immerse themselves in not only the storytelling of the Science Fiction series but they can also experience the story from the author’s musical perspective.

Free download!!

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

‘All wiLL bE ReveAled”

[Sarah]

Hi Joseph,

I loved your well organised and amazing website and the lovely contents listed in it.

I was just wondering if you would be interested in interviewing Indian Authors too.

Looking forward for your reply

Thanks and Regards,

:-) Sarah

[Joseph]

Hello Sarah,
I'm happy to interview anybody who wants to be interviewed. So far we've interviewed authors from around the globe.
If you'd like to be interviewed, please go to http://www.josephcarrabis.com/2017/11... and send me the requested information.
Thankee!
Joseph

[Joseph]

Our published interviews cover crime, thrillers, cozies, noir, sf, fantasy, horror, internet trolling, gang psychology, psychopathology and some thinly veiled autobiography.
Coming up we have Poet Laureates, spoken word artists, espionage, terrorist and more.
Take a look at http://www.josephcarrabis.com/categor...
or sign up to be interviewed at http://www.josephcarrabis.com/2017/11...
Love to hear from you.