MWT interview

[bookishbabe.livejournal.com]

Our MWT got some love and gave an interview. Greenwillow linked this on their Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kidsebookbestsellers.com%2F2013%2F05%2Fthe-thief-stealing-limelight-as-nook.html%3Fspref%3Dtw&h=OAQGZm9_LAQFD4R9S3k4kso6R4ZoaIi7paOK9X5wHoxV7bg&s=1

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[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

"I am embarrassed to admit that quite a few of [my young readers] have become adults while waiting for me to get my books written."

Oh oh, I'm one of those! And don't be embarrassed. I don't mind in the least. I imagine these books are to me what Harry Potter was for so many of my peers--something you grow up with (or that grows up with you?)! And I love them for it, like I love my oldest friends. As I've stated before: I'm in it for the long haul!

The latter half of this interview read rather like an advertisement for e-publishing. I'm skeptical. No doubt it's becoming a real Thing, and I'm not necessarily adverse to it (missing my old library, I've often wished I had some faster, easier way to get hold of books)--but I don't think it'll ever replace tangible books for me. And I plan on always giving the children in my life real books, not e-readers. But I guess we'll see what the future holds for publishing.

[heatherzundel.livejournal.com]

"Oh oh, I'm one of those! And don't be embarrassed. I don't mind in the least. I imagine these books are to me what Harry Potter was for so many of my peers--something you grow up with (or that grows up with you?)! And I love them for it, like I love my oldest friends. As I've stated before: I'm in it for the long haul!"


YES and amen! And the nice thing about your books, Megan--they are like a fine wine. They just get better with age and each rereading. So there is no hurry to finish them, because I love the savoring aspect you unwittingly give us.


Too bad about the rest of the interview. They didn't seem to do their research. Especially about asking if her books had been in print first or not. The last half seemed like stock questions at best.

[drashizu.livejournal.com]

I was twelve when I read TT, so I think I'm in the same category--these books are some of my oldest favorites.

I agree the ending of the interview was less about MWT's books and more about e-publishing, which was weird. But I liked Megan's remark that it sends a different message seeing an adult holding a book than seeing them reading a screen, even if they might be reading a book on that screen. That was a good point and I agree that it would be a sad loss if physical books ever became so rare that kids didn't get to see that.

[manderelee.livejournal.com]

Yay, thanks for telling us about this! =D I really enjoyed reading that. And I'm glad that Megan's e-books are doing really well!! I know that many authors aren't exactly comfortable with the idea of e-books, but as someone who's in the tech field, I really think we can do some creative stuff with e-books in the future. I'm just hoping they won't "replace" traditional books, because there's nothing like sitting on a comfy spot with a cup of tea and a book.

[heatherzundel.livejournal.com]

Oh! And thanks bookishbabe for the interview! (*waves*). Good hunting. :)