RJ Scott

Hump Day Author Interviews

ALL QUESTIONS TO ANSWER ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE…

Thank you for signing up for a hump day interview
First, there is NO WRONG WAY TO DO THIS INTERVIEW, your interview, your choices, your promo, just follow the guidelines and make it your own 🙂

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

  • My email: rj@rjscott.co.uk
  • Add your date to your calendar/diary/list
  • Add a reminder date to complete the interview and get it sent to me
  • Add this page as a bookmark so you can refer back to it
  • I will acknowledge interviews as I create the posts – if you don't get an email then please chase me (email/FB etc)
  • The email I send will include the link to the page for when it goes live
  • All interviews will go live at 5pm (London) on the day you are scheduled for
  • No politics, religion, things that could offend etc – you know the drill – don't make me spank you, or not spank you, whatever you need 😉
I need the interview at least seven days before your date of posting – more if you can, please (it can be MONTHS if you're really keen!).
I know life gets in the way, so if you can't make your date for any reason, then drop me an email and I can rearrange things so another person can have the date you booked. If I haven't received the interview a week before then I will revert to emergency backups 🙂
Please email me – email to rj@rjscott.co.uk ( A word doc, or in the body of the email itself) – try to make it easy for me then I will love you forever.

Your email should contain:

  • Cover art attached to the email – 400×600 minimum – not promo art JUST the cover art
  • Author name
  • Key Social Media Links (FB, Twitter, Insta, etc)
  • A link to your website
  • Your email for readers to contact you
  • Title of book  (i.e. Title/Series No.):
  • Blurb of book & tagline
  • Keywords (see below)
  • Indicate why you are promoting this particular book (Currently on sale for only 99c or Book 1 in a new series or  Final book in XXXXX or it could just be – Have you read or  I love Summer and this is why or etc etc
  • Answer three of the questions listed or make up your own to fit your promotional narrative
  • Complete the quick shot questions without too much thinking 🙂
  • Offer an incentive for commenting on the post (competition to win an ebook is a good one – link your question to your interview and/or the book you're promoting somehow)
  • Give me at least five hashtags you want me to use – i.e. MMRomance, Elves, Paranormal, Firefighters, HurtComfort, GrumpySunshine, DieForEachOther, NavySeals, Military, Dogs, etc etc

THE INTERVIEW

Choose the book you are promoting and link parts of your answers to that book.
For example – say I was pimping Single Dads. I might change question 1 to say: Will you keep writing more single dads stories?

Example questions to answer:

CHOOSE 3 or more – no one word answers please, sell yourself, sell your story
  • Will you keep writing more *INSERT TYPE OF STORY* stories?
  • What is something that never fails to make you smile?
  • Who is the funniest character you've ever written? and what book are they from?
  • Who's your favourite character to write?
  • Have you ever thought of writing a *INSERT A THING* (historical, scifi etc)
  • Would you consider a series based on *INSERT SPORT HERE*
  • What book do you wish you'd written?
  • Would you consider a catching up story with *INSERT CHARACTERS HERE*
  • What is the craziest/weirdest thing you've done in the name of research?
  • What's the hardest type of scene to write?
  • Which of your standalone books would you most like to write a sequel to, if any?
  • Would you write a book or series set in *INSERT COUNTRY HERE*
  • Do you write every day or do you take a day off?
  • What’s your process for developing and getting to know your characters?
  • What was your inspiration for the INSERT SERIES NAME HERE series?
  • How much research went into THIS THING for you to write with such conviction?
And anything else that curves the interview toward the book you are promoting.

Quickfire questions

  • Favorite movie
  • Favorite book
  • Ideal snack
  • Cats/Dogs
  • Tea/Coffee

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