Author interviews archive
PERFECT PITCH: AN INTERVIEW WITH KATHARINE SANDS
Katharine Sands, a literary agent in New York City, recently wrote Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent's Eye. She will be a faculty member at the 2006 Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop. Read more
PURSUING THE CREATIVE LIFE: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOEL EISENBERG
Filmmaker, entrepreneur, and author Joel Eisenberg has survived as a wage slave to become a professional writer. He shares his experiences, along with a long list of contributors, in the first volume of Aunt Bessie’s How to Survive a Day Job While Pursuing the Creative Life. Read more.
OFFICE HUMOR: AN INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN REIFLER
Stooples: Office Tools for Hopeless Fools is a hilarious office catalog parody. Creator Kevin Reifler tells how the book came to be and gives advice to aspiring humor writers. Read more.
TEACHING HUMOR: AN INTERVIEW WITH MARK SHATZ
Comedy teacher, Mark Shatz, provides great advice, such as "never accept third-party checks." Read more.
RAW NERVES: AN INTERVIEW WITH SARALEE PEREL
Psychoanalyst, novelist, and columnist Saralee Perel received the 2005 award for humor writing in newspapers with a circulation of less than 100,000. Her book, Raw Nerves, was the first POD (publish on demand) to ever make it to Book Sense. Read more.
AN INTERVIEW WITH FUNNY LADY SUSAN REINHARDT
She rides a unicycle, secretly dreams of becoming a nurse, and is the author of the hysterical new book, “Not Tonight, Honey…Wait ‘til I’m a size 6.” Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop director Tim Bete recently chatted with columnist Susan Reinhardt. Read more.
FROM COLOR SCHEMES TO SYNDICATION:
AN INTERVIEW WITH PATRICIA JOHNSON
A retired interior designer turned syndicated columnist offers a peek into her very busy life. Read more.
From paper to stage: An interview with Dave Glardon
Humor columnist, Dave Glardon, recently made the move from writing to performing. He's been experimenting with stand-up comedy and has had some early success. During lunch a few weeks ago, Dave filled me in on his recent exploits. Read more.
An interview with Todd Pinsky
Every humor writer would love to get Dave Barry to provide a testimonial. When I chatted with Todd Pinsky, he told me how he accomplished the feat. Read more.
An interview with the Prince of Dorkness
Steve Kissing's first book, Running from the Devil: A Memoir of a Boy Possessed, is a fascinating read. He blends humor and honesty in a way that takes the reader back to his or her own childhood. When I chatted with Steve, he offered some great advice on writing and marketing a book. Read more.
An interview with ________?
Kelly Coleman-Potter recently interviewed an author who wrote eight books that went unpublished before his ninth made the New York Times best-seller list. Oliver North even helped get his humor column syndicated. We'll give you eight simple guesses who it is. Read more.
"I've never gotten so much positive
feedback from anything I've written"
Author, comic and humor columnist, Leigh Anne Jasheway won the 2003 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition humor category. In an interview with Tim Bete, she shared a few of her secrets as well as how winning has changed her
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