Author
Profile questionnaire
For your thoughtful consideration:
Please answer as many questions within your comfort level / range. Questions
are in no particular order. You may want to answer and rearrange your selected questions in the order you would prefer to
see on your interview page. Just skip over any questions that don’t apply and some of the questions are somewhat
redundant. Also, you may include additional questions and answers of your own creation. We want your interview page to reflect
your profile and personality. In addition, this is an opportunity to convey any desired message(s) to your audience. We will
include any website information that may be available. With your permission, information from online sources could be used
in creating the author profile.
Also, rather than
use the question / answer format listed below, you are welcome to submit your own free-form profile. The questions are merely
for suggestion purposes and triggering the thought process.
Please include any information about your publication(s), website(s), etc. You may just include links
for reference.
Again, this is a generic questionnaire
and you are welcome to be flexible.
Thank you
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General
Questions:
Where
are you from?
Tell us your latest news?
When
and why did you begin writing?
When
did you first consider yourself a writer?
What
inspired you to write your first book?
Who
or what has influenced your writing, and in what way?
Has your environment/upbringing influenced your writing?
Do you have a specific writing
style?
What genre are you most comfortable writing?
Do
you have any particular routines or suggestions you would like to share regarding your writing and creative process?
Does your writing involve a significant
amount of research?
How did you come up with the title for your book(s)?
Do you convey a message in your book(s) and would you share them with your audience?
How much of your writing is based on
real experiences?
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events
in your life?
What books have most influenced your life?
Are there any authors you would consider mentors?
What are you reading now?
Would you share your favorite authors with us?
Would you offer a recommended reading list?
Are there any new authors who have caught your attention?
What
are your current projects?
Would you like to acknowledge an entity that you feel supported you outside of family members?
Was your writing venture generally supported by your family and friends?
Do
you see writing as a long- or short-term career?
If
you had to do it all over again, would you change anything?
Did
your writing career develop over time or did you achieve success at an early stage in your writing?
Was
there a stage in your book and publishing development that you would categorize as the most difficult and frustrating?
For
those aspiring writers, do you have any sage advice you can offer?
Are
there any resources you found especially helpful in your writing career? Perhaps
there have been certain tools, books, forums, etc… Anything that you can identify that helped to enhance the writing,
production and marketing experience.
Is there anything additional you would like to share with your readers?
If self-published…
Self-Publishing Questions:
How do you feel overall about self-publishing?
What
are the strengths and weaknesses of promotion for self-published authors?
Would
you identify any major benefits to self-publishing your book(s)?
Any
lessons learned from self-publishing? Did you experience many difficulties along the way?
Is
there anything you would do differently?
Would you encourage or mentor
someone to become self-published?
