Today I'm interviewing Greg R. Fishbone, author of The Galaxy Games: The Challengers, a humorous middle-grade book about the most important event in human history, aliens, and sports. Greg is here to tell us a bit about his book as well as how his tour has been going.
Writer Musings: Welcome, Greg! How does it feel to be on the last day of a month-long blog tour?
Greg Fishbone: It's like finishing a marathon.
WM: How so?
GF: More like a sense of dragging myself across thefinish line, puking into a bush, and wanting to sleep for a week. Maybe the triumph will sink in later.
WM: Yes, that sounds understandable. You did 31 guest blog entries in 31 days--what were some of the highlights?
GF: There were some great essays and resources that will definitely find a permanent home on my website. The one I did about writing a sophomore outing for Cynthia Leitich Smith's Cynsations, the one about book trailers at Shevi Arnold's blog, and writing SF for young readers at DeborahJ. Ross. I enjoyed the conversation I had with Simon Haynes, live from Australia, and it was great to present materialfrom some deleted scenes that didn't make it into the book at Roots in Myth. I had a lot of fun this month.
WM: Sounds great! This is the first blogging you've done it awhile, isn't it?
GF: That's true. I had an author blog, in one form oranother, for about ten years until I gave it up earlier this year. The problemwas that whenever there was something newsworthy happening in my life, therewasn't time to write about it. But when I did have time to blog, I didn't haveanything much to say.
WM: Has this blog tour made you more or less likely to blog in the future?
GF: More likely. It had been just long enough that I'd started to miss having a virtual soapbox and megaphone, and it's helpful to reflect on things from time to time. Blogging every day isn't for me, but I'm excited to announce that I'm going to be blogging once a month as part of a newgroup blog called Read It and Laugh.
WM: Can you tell us what that's about?
GF: Myself and a bunch of fellow authors of humorousYA and Midgrade books will make you laugh until you cry, and then cry until you start laughing again. I call it the laugh-cry-laugh cycle, patent pending.
WM: What else is going on in the Great Galactic Blog Tour?
GF: The big contest ends today, and also there's the puzzle contest. This final piece is a huge key that should really help folks to put it all together.
WM: Very nice. Has this all helped you get word out about The Galaxy Games series?
GF: I like to think that every blog post was a pathfor people to find out more about the book. The tour as a whole should reallygive people a good idea of what I'm all about and what the book is all about,and hopefully that will make them want to pick up a copy of their own. Available in hardcover or ebook from stores everywhere!
WM: Thanks for visiting with us today,Greg!
GF: Thanks for hosting me, Tabitha.
To see more of what Greg is up to, check out his website at GFishbone.com. I will be announcing the winner of his book, The Galaxy Games, at the end of the day. So you have until then to get your last-minute entries in!
Writer Musings: Welcome, Greg! How does it feel to be on the last day of a month-long blog tour?
Greg Fishbone: It's like finishing a marathon.
WM: How so?
GF: More like a sense of dragging myself across thefinish line, puking into a bush, and wanting to sleep for a week. Maybe the triumph will sink in later.
WM: Yes, that sounds understandable. You did 31 guest blog entries in 31 days--what were some of the highlights?
GF: There were some great essays and resources that will definitely find a permanent home on my website. The one I did about writing a sophomore outing for Cynthia Leitich Smith's Cynsations, the one about book trailers at Shevi Arnold's blog, and writing SF for young readers at DeborahJ. Ross. I enjoyed the conversation I had with Simon Haynes, live from Australia, and it was great to present materialfrom some deleted scenes that didn't make it into the book at Roots in Myth. I had a lot of fun this month.
WM: Sounds great! This is the first blogging you've done it awhile, isn't it?
GF: That's true. I had an author blog, in one form oranother, for about ten years until I gave it up earlier this year. The problemwas that whenever there was something newsworthy happening in my life, therewasn't time to write about it. But when I did have time to blog, I didn't haveanything much to say.
WM: Has this blog tour made you more or less likely to blog in the future?
GF: More likely. It had been just long enough that I'd started to miss having a virtual soapbox and megaphone, and it's helpful to reflect on things from time to time. Blogging every day isn't for me, but I'm excited to announce that I'm going to be blogging once a month as part of a newgroup blog called Read It and Laugh.
WM: Can you tell us what that's about?
GF: Myself and a bunch of fellow authors of humorousYA and Midgrade books will make you laugh until you cry, and then cry until you start laughing again. I call it the laugh-cry-laugh cycle, patent pending.
WM: What else is going on in the Great Galactic Blog Tour?
GF: The big contest ends today, and also there's the puzzle contest. This final piece is a huge key that should really help folks to put it all together.
WM: Very nice. Has this all helped you get word out about The Galaxy Games series?
GF: I like to think that every blog post was a pathfor people to find out more about the book. The tour as a whole should reallygive people a good idea of what I'm all about and what the book is all about,and hopefully that will make them want to pick up a copy of their own. Available in hardcover or ebook from stores everywhere!
WM: Thanks for visiting with us today,Greg!
GF: Thanks for hosting me, Tabitha.
To see more of what Greg is up to, check out his website at GFishbone.com. I will be announcing the winner of his book, The Galaxy Games, at the end of the day. So you have until then to get your last-minute entries in!
3 comments:
Nice interview. Tonight our streets will fill with aliens, and some of them may be shooting baskets...
Super interview, Tabitha.
Your book sounds perfect for my grandsons, Greg. Must add it to my Christmas shopping list. I like humorous stories and think they will also.
Best of luck to you. Now take a rest
Nice interview! 31 blogs in 31 days is a lot of work. Greg must be exhausted.
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