I’ve been thinking a lot about all the people who are making the Open Your Heart series work, and I’d like to devote my next couple of blog posts to them. It’s glamorous to be the author, in front of the microphone, signing the books; but none of us would be here if it were not for a lot of other people.
I’m going to start today with all the folks who agreed to be interviewed for the books. My own experiences in gathering interviews for three of the series books has been overwhelmingly positive. Oh, of course there are those who dismissed the notion out of hand (often, predictably, the “big names” out there; and I did have one author agree to an interview only to vanish from sight when it came due); but all in all, what I’ve encountered is a tremendous willingness to give.
Katherine Hall Page, interviewed for Open Your Heart with Writing, is a very big name indeed on the mystery scene; but she not only gave of her time and insight, she offered to feature links to the book on her own much-visited website. Regie Gibson, arguably one of the most important young poets in the United States today, spoke of the “honor” of writing a Foreword for Open Your Heart with Reading, while Phil Rickman, one of the few people in the world who has me totally starstruck, gave one of the most lengthy interviews of all — while on deadline for his next Merrily Watkins book.
I suspect that all DreamTime authors have had similar experiences, have wonderful stories to recount. Perhaps some of them will share those stories here. In the meantime, however, from one of us, a tremendous thank you to all those who gave of their time, energy, and insight to make these books come alive for the reader. I was told that the many different voices collected for Open Your Heart with Geocaching were the best part of the book, the best introduction possible to the hobby, and I couldn’t agree more.
We’re lucky to have these people in our lives.
– Jeannette
www.jeannettecezanne.com
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