It’s too early for New Year’s resolutions, but I’m going to make one anyway, which is to make the BAIPA authors-interviewing-authors section of this blog the happening spot in 2018.
We have 14 author interviews posted, but we have 180 members, so we’re not even at 10 percent yet. My goal is not only to more than double the number of interviews, but to grow the pool of interviewers.
The idea is that each author who’s interviewed interviews another author and we get as many people as we can involved in helping promote each other and BAIPA at the same time.
There’s no one way to do it, but for me, the easiest way is to start with an email exchange, set up a phone interview, and then share my edited draft with the interviewee for accuracy. We can post it for you, or, if you want to be part of our web team, we can show you how to post it yourself. You can see some sample questions below.
You can see all the interviews by looking under the “blog” menu for “author interviews.”
Special thanks to Woody Weingarten, David Kudler, , Shari Weiss, Gael Chandler, and Laurie McAndish King for agreeing to be interviewees. If you’d like to join this illustrious list, contact me at johnbyrnebarry@gmail.com
- Making the Best Life Possible After Retirement — Interview with Gloria Dunn-Violin
(interview by Woody Weingarten) - Joel Friedlander’s Journey to Becoming Go-To Expert on Book Publishing, Cover Design, and More
(interview by John Byrne Barry) - Rollercoaster to Sizzle: An Interview with Woody Weingarten
(by John Byrne Barry) - BAIPA Author Pens ‘Cartoonish’ Mystery Play Being Staged in Mill Valley
(interview of John Byrne Barry by Woody Weingarten) - JoAnn Smith Ainsworth and Her Five Navy Psychics
(interview by Loretta Graziano Breuning) - An Editor’s Life — Christina V. Kueppers Interviews Linda Jay
- From Climber to Kunoichi: Interview with David Kudler About his New Book ‘Risuko’
(by John Byrne Barry) - David Kudler Interviews Christina V. Kueppers
- Mining Minnesota for Stories, an Interview with Author Tim Jollymore
(by John Byrne Barry) - Author Interview — Shari Weiss in Conversation with John Byrne Barry
- Aleta George Discusses her Book about Ina Coolbrith with Gael Chandler
- Julie Freestone Interviewed by Laurie McAndish King
- John Byrne Barry Interviews Gael Chandler
- Author Interview — Doug Greene’s Journey from Grief to Grace
(by John Byrne Barry)
- Tell me about your book.
- How did you come to write it?
- What did you learn from writing it?
- Was there a pivotal moment along the way?
- What was the hardest part?
- Tell me about the publishing and marketing part.
- What’s next?
- What do you do when you’re not writing?
Author
One of my favorite things about BAIPA is its culture of generosity, the willingness — even eagerness — to share what we have each learned in the process of bringing stories to life. We provide educational programs, networking, marketing opportunities, encouragement, and information on industry vendors and services. And lots of one-on-one advice and mentoring.
We welcome all who have an interest in making connections within the world of independent publishing and learning more about how to publish and sell their work successfully. Together we are raising the standard of independent publishing and helping our members thrive.
Do join us!
—Becky Parker Geist, BAIPA Board of Directors, President
Quick Resources
Current BAIPA members do not need to register for our monthly meetings. The night before the meetings, they will receive the Zoom info. For workshop registration, currently, members get in free for all workshops and will receive the Zoom info the night before the meetings, as well as in the confirmation email.