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Internet and Interviews
Aug. 4th, 2006 03:50 pmI've discovered that I get the best writing done when my computer is disconnected from the internet. I've also discovered that it takes me quite some time to catch up on all the author blogs and industry newsletters I read when I do this. Someday, I will find an ideal balance. I hope.
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On the actual news front, GenCon and my book release are only six days away. I think I am in denial, as it just doesn't seem possible that it's coming up so soon.
As the release date has crept closer, I have gotten interview requests, which astonishes me. One came from the Secret Identity podcast, and the other, from my ninth grade English teacher, who has volunteered to write an article about me for the hometown paper in Charles City, Iowa, where I grew up. I'm extremely excited about both opportunities, and was amazed at the paranoia I experienced while sending an e-mail back to my high school English teacher. Was my grammar correct? Were there typos? Tell me there weren't typos!
The podcast interview will, obviously, take place live, over the telephone. The newspaper interview will be via e-mail, which is of great relief to me. I like being able to consider my answers and then respond in the most intelligent fashion possible. Though I'll acknowledge that I've occasionally written something remarkably silly in a print interview, it gives me nowhere near as much cause for anxiety as a live phone interview. I am and have always been a remarkably chatty person, which sometimes leads to my going right ahead and talking before I fully think through what I'm going to say.
If any of you reading this have tricks for being eloquent in a live interview, I'd love to hear them! Otherwise, general wishes of good luck would be much appreciated.
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On the actual news front, GenCon and my book release are only six days away. I think I am in denial, as it just doesn't seem possible that it's coming up so soon.
As the release date has crept closer, I have gotten interview requests, which astonishes me. One came from the Secret Identity podcast, and the other, from my ninth grade English teacher, who has volunteered to write an article about me for the hometown paper in Charles City, Iowa, where I grew up. I'm extremely excited about both opportunities, and was amazed at the paranoia I experienced while sending an e-mail back to my high school English teacher. Was my grammar correct? Were there typos? Tell me there weren't typos!
The podcast interview will, obviously, take place live, over the telephone. The newspaper interview will be via e-mail, which is of great relief to me. I like being able to consider my answers and then respond in the most intelligent fashion possible. Though I'll acknowledge that I've occasionally written something remarkably silly in a print interview, it gives me nowhere near as much cause for anxiety as a live phone interview. I am and have always been a remarkably chatty person, which sometimes leads to my going right ahead and talking before I fully think through what I'm going to say.
If any of you reading this have tricks for being eloquent in a live interview, I'd love to hear them! Otherwise, general wishes of good luck would be much appreciated.
