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Non-Fiction Book Authors Wanted
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How would you like to be a featured non-fiction author?
All you have to do is answer the questions below and then submit them in the body of an email to *subs at thedabblingmum.com *
Please remember that this is a "family friendly" publication when submitting your material to be featured...
Do not be afraid of sharing more than a two-line answer.
Our readers love to feel the passion behind the writer, and learn something valuable along the way. Think of this interview as a way to pay-it-forward while drawing attention to your book and/or writing services.
Max's EXCELLENT interview here.
And to get an idea of what "paying it forward" is all about when answering the writing-related questions, please check out Lee Goldberg's AWESOME interview here.
If you can't copy and paste and need this form emailed to you, please let us know.
Please make sure you copy and paste the following in your email.
That way we know you understand the terms of having your interview featured.
- Your name:
- Your title:
- Your business:
- Your website:
- Your blog:
- Your video link: (book trailer, speaking engagement, reading, etc.)
- Your email address (will not be published):
- Do you have a headshot I can use in jpeg for the interview? If so, attach it with the answers or include a link to where I can download it.
- Do you have a cover shot of your book, in jpeg? If so, attach it with the answers or include a link to where I can download it.
- Do you agree to allow Alyice Edrich to use this interview, royalty-free and without compensation?
- Do you understand that you're allowing images of your book cover to be reprinted with this interview, but that you remain the sole copyright holder?
- Do you understand that you cannot reprint or repost this interview in its entirety, but may share a link to the interview via your social networks?
- Do you understand that your interview may be mentioned via Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets?
- Do you understand that your interview may be edited to meet publication standards?
These questions will help me formulate an introduction to the interview:
- How did you get started in your line of work?
- What would your biography say? (May just use this as the intro if you provide a 2-3 sentence bio).
These questions are for the actual interview:
If you simply give me a one- or two- line answer for every question, I will not be able to use your interview. Readers want to feel your passion for your career choice and your book, so let it shine.
- What was your path towards publication like?
- What is your biggest obstacle when it comes to pitching yourself as an author and what steps have you taken to overcome that obstacle?
- How do you balance your life as an author with your duties as a business person, employee, parent and/or spouse? (Please feel free to share any personal lessons that go along with your tips.)
- What is your best advice for finding new places to promote your work?
- What was the best writing-related advice you ever received? (Please tell us why you feel this way? How has it helped you, etc?)
- Can you tell us a little bit about your latest book?
- How did you come up with the idea for your book?
- What was the most difficult aspect of writing this book? (Please share why it was difficult as well as insight into how you overcame this difficulty.)
- Did you have to do any special research for your book? (Please share a little bit about how you conducted your research, plus any tips on researching and/or interviewing people, places, or things.)
- If you could choose just one thing for your book to accomplish, what would it be?
- What’s ahead for your writing?
- Feel free to add an extra question or two if you feel it will help promote your book or freelance writing services better. Just remember to keep it educational, and less of a sales pitch. I'm all for self-promotion, but if your answers are too self-serving, I won't be able to publish them.
Interviews may appear on the DM Speaks blog, or on the blog and The Dabbling Mum's magazine.
Sometimes Alyice Edrich, our editor, will pull a few quotes from your interview to use in a round-up type article on a specific subject, and whenever possible, she'll pull a quote from your interview to use in other articles.
Occasionally she may allow reprints of your interview to well-established and/or respected publications to give you more exposure for your craft and your book.