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Interview Questions for
SLS Intimate Conversations
Sankofa Literary Society Interview Center
Thank you for supporting the SLS and EDC Creations PR. Answer the interview questions that are in your promotional package. Select Tier 1 or Tier 2 Interview Questions. Please submit all interview questions and answers to the following address: editor@edc-creations.com
Submit the following information with ALL interview questions, via email:
Image of the Book, Project, or Logo
Title of Book or Project
Product Description or Synopsis
Hardcover or Paperback
Publisher:
ISBN-10:
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Genre (2);
Search engine tags (4):
Text from 2 Best Reviews--do not send the links:
Link to a Book Trailer or the embed code
Authors Bio-1 brief paragraph summary
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Tier 1 Promotional Interview Questions
Answer the questions below. The questions are in no particular order, so answer them and then place questions in the order you would like to see them on your interview page. You can add up to 2 of your own created questions, with the remaining questions to be selected from below. You choose what is important for your readers to know about you, your journey, and your book. Please do not do 1-lines.
Let the reader feel you! This is a sell you are trying to make. Represent!
- Tell us your latest news?
- When did you first consider yourself a writer?
- What inspired you to pen your first novel?
- Who or what has influenced your writing, and in what way?
- How has your environment/upbringing colored your writing?
- What are your current projects?
- Do you feel that the explosion in African-American writers is a fad or another renaissance?
- Do you feel more African-Americans are reading? If not, how can we help increase this.
Why I am a part of the Sankofa Literary Society--Podcast Message
Call In Number-5minutes only--(214) 615-6505 ext 6143
Call in and leave a 5 minute message stating why you are supporting the Sankofa Literary Society. This mp3 will be used as a commercial on the BAN BlogTalk show and on different pages of our sites. Do not say "bye" or leave any other promotions on this recording.
Tier 2 Promotional Interview Questions
We honored to have you take part in our Intimate Conversations With.......Segment. Each of our Conversations, comes with a podcast commercial of the author reading live from their book and discussing what new. Review the questions below and answer the questions that will showcase YOU and your book in the best light. Answer between 6 and 8 of the questions. You may answer less it is your choice. The questions are in no particular order, so answer them--then place questions in the order you would like to see them on your interview page. You can add up to 3 of your own created questions, with the remaining questions to be selected from below. You choose what is important for your readers to know about you, your journey, and your book. Please do not do 1-lines. Let the reader feel you! This is a sell you are trying to make. Represent! The information is listed below to record your podcast.
- Tell us your latest news?
- When did you first consider yourself a writer?
- What inspired you to pen your first novel?
- Who or what has influenced your writing, and in what way?
- How has your environment/upbringing colored your writing?
- What are your current projects?
- What is a favorite book from your childhood?
- What do you hope readers will learn/discover from reading your book?
- What distinguishes your book from others on the subject?
- Do you feel more African-Americans are reading? If not, how can we help increase this.
- Who has been your mentor or most inspiring supporter?
- What do you feel is the key to writing convincing characters?
- What should a new writer know about the publishing business?
- What have you learned about the process of writing, marketing, and now promoting your book?
- What aspect of writing do you love the best, and which do you hate the most?
- How do you feel about critique groups?
- Do you feel that the explosion in African-American writers is a fad or another renaissance?
- Do you feel more African-American youths are reading? If not, how can we help increase this.
- Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members.
- Do you see writing as a long- or short-term career?
- If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything?
I have staff writers who will take the written interview questions and create an article out of them, if you would like. Email all the questions and answers to editor@edc-creations.com.
My staff will not do any research or visit any other sites for information. Do not send links to information, send the actual text to requested information. These are exclusive interviews for EDC Creations, we don't want someone else's interview. We do need an image of the book to post the written reviews as well as the list from the top of the page.
Author Meet and Greet Conference Line
Call into the EDC Creations Chat Line each night of the event to talk to the authors . You will be able to ask them the questions, about their books, you always wanted to know. Each night of the month long event, there will be different authors on discussing a different theme of the event.
Call in for the conference with this information:
To join a conference as a participant, call this number (1-605-475-6000) enter the assigned access pin (access code: 942943), then the pound (#) key and follow the voice prompts.
*70 turns off call waiting for this one call. Please do not use a cell phone to perform the conference call. Cell phones can cause the entire call to be ruined for all others. Respect us and do not use a cell phone.
If you have call waiting, do not click over to answer your beeps--it breaks the bridge.
Are you a book club founder or a member of a reader's group? The SLS is offering bookclubs the opportunity to be showcased in our newsletter as well as on our 3 main sites. Contact Ella today to receive the dedication pages the SLS offers the foundation of the publishing and literary industry--avid readers and book clubs. Please visit our public chat room to meet and greet with today's hottest authors. If there is a particular author that you want us to get for your book club meetings, just let us know and we will arrange a cyber meet and greet. Email Ella to schedule event.
The Chatroom below is a private room for Ella and the Sankofa Literary Society Book Club members. The SLS Book club members meet weekly to discuss the books of the month.
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