December 30th, 2007
Interviewing Tips For First Time Authors
The light of day has barely broke and already rainbow colored birds chirp encouraging symphonies on your windowsill. I cannot do this, you confess to them.
Congratulations. You are a first time, published author who has awoken to face the morning, if not the music, of your first media interview.
Stay on topic. Arrive prepared. Take control of the interview.
This is the arsenal of vague anecdotes others have offered you. As someone who once made an actual living of asking questions, I would like to offer you a little insight from the other side with a few basic interviewing tips.