Participating in interviews is an interesting way to get exposure for your books or your other work. It\u2019s an opportunity to talk about your book and accomplishments and demonstrate your level of knowledge within your field or genre. Often bloggers invite authors to respond to interview questions. Sometimes freelance writers or columnists conduct interviews for their publications. And others might do interviews to post at their websites.<\/p>\n
There are two ways to get involved in interviews related to the topic or theme of your book. If you have been promoting far and wide, you\u2019re probably becoming known in your field or genre and interviewers will seek you out. But you should also be researching interview opportunities. <\/p>\n
When you find an opportunity, contact the potential interviewer and ask to be interviewed. Provide your extended bio and, perhaps, some topics you would like to discuss. You might even suggest a couple of direct questions. <\/p>\n
When you become well-known in your field or genre, you\u2019ll be asked to participate in books on your subject. Again, the author will most likely interview you in order to learn more about you and to encourage you to come out with the type of pertinent information and great quotes they are seeking for their project.<\/p>\n
There are also oral interviews conducted via podcast, etc. Some interviewers create webinars from your telephone interview, for example. <\/p>\n
If you have never been asked to do an interview related to the theme, topic or genre of your book, start searching today for some opportunities. I\u2019ve almost always gained a new client, reader, customer or blog\/twitter follower from the interviews I\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n
I did an email interview this morning. Some of the questions took a lot of thought and consideration. I\u2019ve been told by some of the people I\u2019ve interviewed for inclusion in my books that they appreciated the chance to do some deep thinking about the subjects in some of the questions. It\u2019s always good to step back from your work occasionally and review\u2014perhaps regroup. And participating in interviews can certainly help you do that.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll let you know when the interview I did today goes live. In the meantime, for more about how to conduct an interview and do personal appearances in order to promote your book, read “Talk Up Your Book, How to Sell Your Book Through Public Speaking, Interviews, Signings, Festivals, Conferences and More.” It’s at amazon.com in print, Kindle and audio and at most other online and downtown bookstores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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