I just got an author questionnaire from my editor.
I've NEVER had to fill out an author questionnaire. They want everything but my bra size.
Kaylee: So, uh, how come you don't care where you're going? Book: 'Cause how you get there is the worthier part.
'Serenity'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Barb - Oct 29, 2009 9:43:27 am PDT #2770 of 6706
“Not dead yet!”
Toddson - Oct 29, 2009 10:27:03 am PDT #2771 of 6706
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
That's the next step ... or is that only for romance writers?
Gudanov - Oct 29, 2009 10:27:30 am PDT #2772 of 6706
Coding and Sleeping
They want everything but my bra size.
I'm sure you can just write in the details they forgot to ask.
Barb - Oct 29, 2009 11:02:27 am PDT #2773 of 6706
“Not dead yet!”
That's the next step ... or is that only for romance writers?
Erotic romance, maybe. *snerk*
I'm sure you can just write in the details they forgot to ask.
Yeah... I'm thinking something just need to stay quiet.
DebetEsse - Oct 29, 2009 12:36:05 pm PDT #2774 of 6706
Woe to the fucking wicked.
They may be thinking about doing an author Q&A in the back of the book (or website). I know a lot of books-that-get-used-in-school have those, especially if they reflect experiences that the author would be knowledgeable about, but the kids likely wouldn't. Kids like doing author biographies.
Barb - Oct 29, 2009 1:06:39 pm PDT #2775 of 6706
“Not dead yet!”
Well, I know several publishing houses do them, but my neither of my former houses did. It's a kind of cool (if somewhat overwhelming) experience.
Gudanov - Oct 30, 2009 6:52:16 am PDT #2776 of 6706
Coding and Sleeping
I'm still working on 23, hopefully I'll wrap it up tonight. I'm closing in on the halfway (hopefully) point of the first revision!
Scrappy - Oct 30, 2009 8:11:07 am PDT #2777 of 6706
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Go, Gud!
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 30, 2009 9:10:30 am PDT #2778 of 6706
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Congrats on the half-way point, Gud!
I'm up to about ten responses from potential participants for my research project (the one that I hope will eventually become a book), and I've only advertised in one little specialist interest magazine so far. This is somewhat terrifying, as I don't know quite what I'm doing yet. It's a good sign, though.
Meanwhile, dissertation writing might kill me in the next 30 days, which is how long I have to complete it. I might have to hold interview-transcribing parties, or something. Otherwise it simply won't get done. You know that end-of-the-world kind of terror? Having that. (The research is still masses of fun, despite this. Qualitative coding makes me happy.)
Barb - Oct 30, 2009 12:39:54 pm PDT #2779 of 6706
“Not dead yet!”
We will lash you with wet noodles until you get it done, Seska.