Interview with:Fida Abbott [fidaabbott]
WRITING
 | What is your favorite genre? Can you provide a link to a site where we can read some of your work or learn something about it? My favorite genre is nonfiction story.
Yes, of course, there is a link where you can read some of my work or learn something about it at http://www.abbottsbooks.com |
| What do you think are the basic ingredients of a story? For me, the basic ingredients of a story are my own experiences and reading books and other resources that can inspire me to write a story. |
| What voice do you find most to your liking: first person or third person? First person. |
| What well known writers do you admire most? K.P. Yohannan |
| Do you participate in competitions? Have you received any awards? Yes, I do. I won my first award from my first competition I participated. It was Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Spring 2010 from North American Bookdealer Exchange (NABE) |
| What discipline do you impose on yourself regarding schedules, goals, etc.? I have discipline in time to meet my writing, schedules and goals but sometimes I have to work hard to make it happen because I have to be wise in arranging my tight time among taking care of my family, working, and doing several activities and volunteers. |
| What do you surround yourself with in your work area in order to help your concentrate? To help me concentrate, I used to write and work online early in the morning, or when my family members are not in home-my husband goes to work and my daughter goes to school. Sometimes I work in the middle of the night when they are sleeping. |
| Do you write on a computer? Do you print frequently? Do you correct on paper? What is your process? Yes, I write on a computer-my notebook, then I save it there and in my flash disk. |
| What sites do you frequent on-line to share experiences or information? |
| What are you working on now? Now I am going to finish my second cookbook. It will be the second book of Amerindo Kitchen in Series then I will start to write my second novel. It will be a true romance story. |
MARKETING
| Please list web addresses where one can see something about you. |
| A marketing strategy begins with an idea. How are yours born? Blogging is a great idea. From there I can meet many friends and build the friendship in blogosphere, especially with the bloggers who have the same interests. From blogging, it streches to online networking. They works well and I don't need to spend a lot of money. |
BLOGGING
| What is your blog address? What subjects do you deal with? My first blog is www.fidaabbott.blogspot.com. It is my personal blog, the place where I can share everything about my life, my thought, experiences, interests, etc.
My second blog is www.buanainspiration.blogspot.com. It is a special blog about my little daughter and family members.
My third blog is www.abbottsbooks.com. It is a special blog where the readers will find all my published books/ebooks and my other creations. |
| What was it that made you create your blog? On what date did you start it? One of Indonesian famous christian writers asked me to ceate a blog to share my story and thought. That was the first time I heard about that name "blog". I searched and I was interested to use www.blogger.com to create my blog. I still remember well, it was on February 10, 2006. |
| Have you created relationships with other bloggers or readers of your blog? Yes, I have met many friends and have created relationship with them. |
| How often do you post? Does regular posting of your blog require a lot of effort on your part? At least once per week, I always post something in my personal blog at www.fidaabbott.blogspot.com. |
| Does blogging bring in income for you? Can one make a living from posting? Sometimes I make money from blogging though it is not much. For me it is always fun to make money online no matter how much money I get. |
| How do you promote your blog? I do blogwalking and leave a comment to the interesting posts. From there, I get new friends and if we have the same interest, we used to maintain our relationship via blogging and online networking. I also spread every recent post at Facebook. |
PERSONALITY
| It is 5 pm on a typical Sunday: what are you doing? If I wake up in that time and cannot sleep again, I used to go online to read the daily devotional message, check my emails and then I wite. |
| Your New Year resolutions. At least one cookbook and one novel I have to write. |
| What do you imagine yourself doing for your retirement? I will keep writing, singing, gardening and cooking. |
MEMOIRS
| Who have been the key people along your professional path; people who have believed in you and given you opportunities? Robert T.S. Nio and Elisabeth Widiyati. |
| If you write your memoirs someday, what will be the title? I have had the title already but I think it is better I will announce when it has been released. |
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