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Do you read excerpts?Do you enter contests?What are your favorite prizes? What are the worst?What is the bestest thing you have ever won?What are the questions you wish more people asked authors?What do you never want to see asked again?Do you even read author interviews?What author has the bestest web site evah? The worst?Thanks! I always love to see all the diverse views and opinions one can find in blogland.
Do you read excerpts?
Not usually. They just frustrate me, because if I like what I’m reading, then I want to continue reading the book and I can’t!
Do you enter contests?
Yes, but only if the prize is books, and if I really do want to read the books offer.
What are your favorite prizes? What are the worst?
Well, obviously, books. It’s not that I don’t like the other stuff, but Uruguayan customs are a pain in the but, and only books get a completely free pass. For anything else, I’d have to pay import duties.
What is the bestest thing you have ever won?
*g* A book, again. A Liz Carlyle, which I really, really wanted to read.
What are the questions you wish more people asked authors?
I’m most interested in hearing about upcoming books and which other authors the author likes to read.
What do you never want to see asked again?
Weeeell, not really “never want to see asked again”, but I’m least interested in the business side of publishing and writing. Yeah, yeah, I know it’s important and I should care, but frankly, all the talk of advances, and sell-through rates and so on bores me to tears.
Do you even read author interviews?
If it’s an author whose books interest me.
What author has the bestest web site evah? The worst?
GAh! I’ve no idea!
Do you read excerpts?
It depends on if I’m interested in the genre. If so, I’ll give it a peek. 🙂
Do you enter contests?
If they’re free and easy, lol. I’m a total prize whore.
What are your favorite prizes? What are the worst?
I like book prizes, esp with goody extras. Worst are things that break or are utterly useless (and yet, I’m so excited to get when they arrive.)
What is the bestest thing you have ever won?
Two signed Gen13 original release comic books. I was the only girl there and I’d never won a thing before that. Nothing like the groans of dozens of desperate fan boys.
What are the questions you wish more people asked authors?
Not sure I’ve ever thought of one they don’t ask.
What do you never want to see asked again?
“Where do you get your ideas?”
Do you even read author interviews?
A few, particularly the controversial ones.
What author has the bestest web site evah? The worst?
You know, I’ve been to a bunch, but I’ve never had a sense that any one was the best or the worst. I hate those one page ones, though. Seems so…uninteresting.
Dee
1) Yes
2) Not very often
3) (a)Books & gift certificates (b) anything else
4) *g* books
5) Can’t think of one
6) Are you planning a book for so and so?
7) Sometimes – but not all the time. Depends if I like the author or not
8) I don’t know about the best. The worst? Suzanne Brockman!!!!!
Do you read excerpts? Yep, all the time.
Do you enter contests? Yep, if they’re free and easy then heck yes, I love contests!
What are your favorite prizes? What are the worst? Free books, worst prizes? Mugs.
What is the bestest thing you have ever won? Free books.
What are the questions you wish more people asked authors? Hmm, I don’t know but I really don’t care for the random questions like, Where do you get your inspirations from…most of the time, I really don’t care where they got their inspiration from, as long as they get it and write good books.
What do you never want to see asked again? Hmmm, lots of things.
Do you even read author interviews? Sure do.
What author has the bestest web site evah? The worst?
Do you read excerpts?
Yup.
Do you enter contests?
If they require no effort. Lazy slug, I am. :o)
What are your favorite prizes? What are the worst?
ARCs are the best!! You get to read something early! Bookmarks, postcards, and cheap promo stuff are the worst. Blah.
What is the bestest thing you have ever won?
I never win… :o(
What are the questions you wish more people asked authors?
Gosh, don’t they ask everything already?
What do you never want to see asked again?
I agree with Dee “where do you get your ideas?”. Duh.
Do you even read author interviews?
Of my faves, yup.
What author has the bestest web site evah? The worst?
I’m not sure about the best and worst…but, yeah, those one pagers are awful! I mean, if you’re going to have a website, have a website. For crying out loud!
1. Yes
2. Sometimes
3. Books
4. I haven’t won much so I will go with a Sharon Shinn book that I will be getting one of these days!!
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7. I do if I really like the authors. The rest of the time I will just skim over author interviews!
8. I like Gaelen Foley’s website – clean, easy to navigate and relatively up to date.
Do you read excerpts? yes
Do you enter contests? If they’re easy to enter
What are your favorite prizes? What are the worst? Books and Gift Certificates. The worst…hmm I dunno.
What is the bestest thing you have ever won? I never win Jack in contests. I don’t think I’ve won anything since the Latin award in hs. No joke.
What are the questions you wish more people asked authors?
What do you never want to see asked again?
Do you even read author interviews? Yes, if it’s an author I like.
What author has the bestest web site evah? The worst? Kelley Armstrong has a awesome site. I went to Jaquie D’Alessandro’s site once. Pretty bad.
Do you read excerpts? Yes, i love excerpts, they give me a feel for the book.
Do you enter contests? yes!!
What are your favorite prizes? What are the worst? a) I love prizes of books or gift certificates. b) Empty tote bags or mugs.
What is the bestest thing you have ever won? I have won some cool books that I had been looking forward to.
What are the questions you wish more people asked authors? I am horrible with interviews I never know what to ask.
What do you never want to see asked again? Can’t think of one.
Do you even read author interviews? It depends on the author and the site.
What author has the bestest web site evah? The worst? a) I love Sherrilyn Kenyon’s site and Donna Kauffman’s is nice to navigate. b) I do not like it when authors do not keep their sites updated (like a year out of date), and Cherry Adair’s site looks really cool, but is sometimes difficult to navigate.