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11 QUESTIONS FOR MEDIA MAVENS ABOUT READING
Due to the little tiny bit of controversy in my “riding fences” post, I asked a few media mavens to answer a few quick questions about their reading habits and how they see themselves as readers.
A big thank you from me goes o ... Continue reading »
Due to the little tiny bit of controversy in my “riding fences” post, I asked a few media mavens to answer a few quick questions about their reading habits and how they see themselves as readers.
A big thank you from me goes o ... Continue reading »
1 year ago
2. Do you think this identity has been represented well in art (including fiction, film, poetry)?
Yep.
3. What do you typically do on long trips (plane, train, auto) for entertainment?
Read fiction.
4. What traditional paper & print media, if any, do you read on a regular basis?
National Geographic. Newsweek.
5. What is the last fiction novel or short story you remember reading? When was this?
The Keeper by Sarah Langdon (Herper Collins) - just finished it.
6. What is your preferred genre for fiction and/or non-fiction?
Non
7. Would you rather read a novel or listen to it?
Read
8. Approximately how many page books do you buy in a year for yourself or other adults?
40
9. Please pick up the book nearest to you now. What are the first and last words? What is the title?
"There" "Language"
10. You’ve just been given $300 gift card to Borders right before a 3-week trip to an ‘off the grid’ island. What do you buy?
All my friends' books.
11. What connections, if any, do you see between social media and traditional fiction?
New angles for fiction. Already tons of Young Adults titles with Social Media themes. New delivery methods. Easier for authors to self promote and "be seen" by publishers, agents and media.
4 months ago