Author Questions (tentative)

1.     Who or what inspires you as an author?

2.     Who or what motivates you as an author?

3.     What author[s] or book[s] influenced you as an author the most?

4.     Do you consider yourself as an experimental author?

5.     How is technology changing print culture, specifically regarding authors and readers?

6.     When you write, who is your intended audience?

7.     How is the current technological revolution changing your audience?

8.     How did you find a publisher, and how long did that process take?

9.     How much did your manuscript change during your publisher’s editorial process?

10. Do you have a definite and specific organization and structure in mind as you begin writing?  If so, how definite and specific is your outline?

11. How would you describe your writing process? 

12. Do you have any writing habits or rituals that help your wiring process?

13.  Do you write in multiple genres?

14. What do you think reading and authorship will look like fifty years from now?

15. What was your first publication, and what do you think of this publication now?