Every week I read the New York Times Book Review, and one of my favorite features is called "By the Book" in which an author answers various questions about their reading habits. I have often thought it would be a great prompt, and now seems to be the time.
I have pulled 13 typical questions from this feature, but by NO MEANS does that mean you have to answer them all. Just answer the ones that are most interesting to you. Or, if there is something you want to say, create a question and answer it. You are free to make this work for you, the writer.
Check out this example from Sloane Crosley. NYT asks questions pertinent to each author, so if you like some questions here that are not on the list below, feel free.
By the Book: Sloane Crosley
Copy and paste the questions below, and answer the ones you like in the same style as the NYT feature. There is always a photo of the writer with the article. Could be cool if you included one, too. And perhaps even a little intro as to who you are....think big time!
QUESTIONS
What books are on your nightstand?
What is the last great book you read?
What's your go-to classic?
What is the best book you've read that no one has ever heard of?
Which writers --novelists, playwrights, critics, journalists, poets -- working today do you admire the most?
When do you read?
What moves you most in a work of literature?
What book by someone else do you wish you'd written?
What book are you embarrassed to say you haven't read?
What book might people be surprised to find on your shelves?
Who is your favorite fictional hero or heroine? Favorite antihero or villain?
What kind of reader were you as a child? What were your favorite childhood books?
Disappointing, overrated, just not good. What book did you feel as if you were supposed to like, but didn't. Do you remember the last book you put down without finishing?
What do you plan to read next?
You're organizing a literary dinner party. Which three writers, dead or alive, do you invite?
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