I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing some wonderful guests. While I love promoting authors and their books, I sometimes wonder if they know how hard it is to come up with creative, smart, fun, and most of all, questions that aren’t overused. It’s important to ask relevant questions, but I want the readers of my blog to get to know my guests. For each guest, I think it’s also important to not ask the same questions, however that can be tempting.
Now, I have some questions for you:
- How would you come up with the questions for an interview?
- If you had to interview them, what’s the most interesting question you can think to ask the writer?
- Are you tired of any questions being asked in interviews? If so, what’s the question?
I’ve read quite a few interviews and can’t think of any particular question, or type of question, that I dislike.
One thing that DOES put me off a little, however, is when a legitimate question is asked and the person being interviewed gives a snarky non-answer.
[That would be okay if they followed it with a real answer, though.]
Thanks Jeff! 🙂
Unless an author is WAY out there, I think the question, “Where do you get your ideas?” is kinda–well, obvious, as are the answers. The frequent, “What do you know know that you wish you’d known then?” is a favorite, even though it’s common, because the answers are usually so different. But I tend to think from a writer’s POV. Another common question that I love–“Who are your favorite authors?” or “What are you reading now?”
Thanks for your comment! 🙂