A couple of years ago Cate and I did a series of question and answers on Youtube. We made a dozen or so videos answering questions submitted by readers. Most of these videos were short. All of them were completely unscripted. We want to do this again, but with a little twist.
Twist, you say?
Why yes, and I’m not talking about the dance made popular in the 1960’s.
To kick off these videos, we are giving away a new T-shirt with my saying on it: Everything is life. Everything is a story. We were going to have these for events this year, but 2020 has kind of gone sideways on everyone.
Here’s how you, the readers out there who subscribe to Type AJ Negative, can be entered in the drawing: ask questions. We need questions to answer in our videos. We need at least ten participants, but more would be great. Be creative with the questions. They can be about anything book or writing related, and please, no boxers or briefs questions.
Each person who submits a question will be entered into a drawing for the T-shirt. The winner will be selected on June 1st, so get your questions in as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, I can only ship these shirts within the United States. However, we have decided to offer a free digital copy of My Summer Vacation by Jimmy Lambert, slated to be released on June 1st, as part of the drawing for International participants.
Time for the pitch:
Ever want to ask an author a question? Now is your chance! We are taking writing and book related questions that I will answer for you in a short video. Your questions are a great way to help promote my work, so in return, you will be entered into a random drawing for a free shirt (in the U.S. only) or a free digital copy of My Summer Vacation by Jimmy Lambert (International participants only). We need 10 participants to post questions to get the drawing started. We would like all questions submitted by May 31st. Our drawing will take place on June 1st and I will answer your questions through out the month of June. Get creative! We are looking for unique, interesting questions.
This is a fun way to interact with readers and practice speaking on video during this time when book events are still canceled. I love talking with readers and especially with fans of my work, so give me something to talk about. Please join the fun and invite your friends.
Are you interested? I hope so. Please, share this post and comment with your questions. I look forward to seeing what y’all come up with.
As always, thank you, and until we meet again my friends, be kind to one another.
A.J.
#everythingislifeeverythingisastory
Damn, you said I can’t ask my question….lmao.. Do you always have ideas pop in your head just from seeing an object or a place? I know you have mentioned numerous times about how you saw a fence or a tree (just as an example) and an idea for a story popped in your head. I hope this rambling makes sense to you.
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Hahaha. I figured you might want to ask that question! However, I like the one you asked here.
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spoilsport….lol..thank you, I find it hard to think of questions that aren’t the usual, like which author inspired you etc.
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Well, I think the ones you did ask (here and on Facebook are pretty good, not the usual questions. I look forward to answering them both.
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In many of your stories, like the tales in A Stitch of Madness, you write about insanity with incredible clarity, making it horrifying while still humanizing the characters. Have you studied psychology, or have you known people who have struggled with tragic levels of madness?
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This, Madam, is a great question. This is going to be a fun one to answer.
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You shared with me how many things you’re working on simultaneously.
How do you keep everything flowing and cohesive within the individual stories with that many projects? Do you have a system to help or is everything just swimming around in your mind?
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Awesome question. My wife has asked the same thing several times.
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