Last week, I asked about what you wanted from in-person book events and author interviews. Here’s what you had to say.
Bobbie Jean H. wrote: “I have to say that when I go to local book events I ask the same questions I was asked at mine three years ago. It does interest me how books are created. Is there a magic formula? Because if there is, I haven't found it, having written another book that's almost ready for publication. Writing this last one was as tough a slog as my last book and comes with the same worries – will it be published? Will it be liked – or has it died on the page and the editor I use is afraid to tell me? I haven't a clue.”
Luci P. wrote: “While I think most moderators do a good job, I admire the ones who know how to control the audience participation. One particular annoyance is when a participant equates her personal experience with the character(s) in the book and the moderator doesn’t stop them from going on and on about it. I do like moderators who build the suspense in a book and ask to engage the participants in how they reacted to a specific “gotcha” moment in the book.”
Greg G. wrote: “More than anything, I want to see the person behind the story.”
See you next week!
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