My Smashwords Interview

Interview with Jesse CRAIGNOU

How has Smashwords contributed to your success?

Smashwords has contributed to my success in offering a platform for publishing and selling my books... via different distribution channels...

What is the greatest joy of writing for you?

Playing with words and ideas... as much as sharing and exchanging...

What do your fans mean to you?

Everything ! They are our mirror...

What are you working on next?

A Science-Fiction book: Umma Dawn - The Confidential Files...

Who are your favorite authors?

Christian Bobin, Geoffrey Chaucer, Michael Crichton, Roald Dahl, Celia Fremlin, Sylvie Germain, Joanne Harris, Martin Millar, Nathalie Sarraute, Tom Sharpe, Peter Ustinov... to name but a few...

What inspires you to get out of bed each day?

People, nature, life, poetry, songs, communication, the surreal side of everyday life... everything and anything can inspire me...

When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?

Reading ! or writing...

How do you discover the ebooks you read?

In many ways... browsing the web, recommandations, related subjects and material or sites...

Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?

Yes ! It was about my grand parents...

What is your writing process?

I don't have one... I tend to write spontaneously and easily... Ideas just comme to me in a flood... incessantly... and I just sit and write them...

Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?

It was 'A History Of Time'... first story and first book...

How do you approach cover design?

Artistically... and from a high communicative point of view...

What are your five favorite books, and why?

Sylvie GERMAIN's Book Of Nights
Sylvie GERMAIN's Echoes Of Silence
Kazuo ISHIGURO's The Remains Of The Day
Yasunari KAWABATA's The Adolescent
Nathalie SARRAUTE's The Golden Fruits
Tom SHARPE's Wilt,
...
Because of the play on words and with words... the game of situations...

What do you read for pleasure?

Challenging literature and poetry...

What is your e-reading device of choice?

Kindle and a phablet...

What book marketing techniques have been most effective for you?

Smashwords and ITunes... word of mouth...

Describe your desk

Overloaded and messy !

Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?

France, Iran & UK...
Each and all influenced me with their amazing cultures and arts... the cross cultural issues and exotica...

When did you first start writing?

Before I could read !

What's the story behind your latest book?

The origins of man and his connection to religion...

What motivated you to become an indie author?

Writing, playing with words and situations and exchanging...

What would you like most as an author and writer ?

Exchange, write and read more

Published 2014-01-12.

Jesse CRAIGNOU

https://www.smashwords.com/interview/JesseCRAIGNOU