Posts Tagged "interview"
Building Reader Communities: A Q&A with Follow the Reader
Recently I sat down to do an e-interview with Charlotte Abbott—of Follow the Reader fame—about how authors and book publishers can build communities of readers online—and why it works. It was a blast to do, and thanks to Charlotte’s clout and well-earned reputation in the industry, the interview was picked up by the Shelf Awareness daily newsletter as a top article. Charlotte has posted part one of the article on Follow the Reader. Part Two is waiting in the wings with a nervous belly and unbearable stage fright. Let’s start a slow-clap to get him out here…eh? I have excerpted a bit of the Q&A below. For the full article, please reward...
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For all the time I’ve spent on Twitter, I had never done a Twitter interview until Friday when I participated in Charlotte Abbott’s & Kat Meyer‘s Follow the Reader weekly #followreader chat. Every week these two book mavens ask other industry folks to sign on to Twitter and drink from a fire hose of 140-character questions. It was a thrilling experience and, despite the furious pace, amazingly info-rich. Here’s my quick summary breakdown. The pace: furious. The line of questioning: non-linear. The character limit: 127. My answers: brief. The result: awesome! I encourage you all to read through last week’s interview, and then to come...
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