I’m writing up the interview questions I’m going to submit to the Human Subjects Review Board for the interviews I’m going to conduct with the authors and editors, but all of the questions seem so trite and big:
Authors
Why did you start writing children’s nonfiction?
What do you need to know about children’s nonfiction publishing?
Who do you view as your audience?
Does that audience play a part in your writing process? If so, how?
If you were handed a resource on writing and publishing children’s nonfiction, what would you like to see covered in it?
(For experienced authors) When you first started writing children’s nonfiction, what questions did you have about…
the publishing process?
your audience?
how to write the book or series?
Editors
What do you look for when evaluating a new book or series?
What gets published under your watch? Why?
Do editors prefer query letters or a full manuscript for a book or series?
What is your publishing houses criteria for prospective authors? For prospective series or book?
What is your advice to new authors seeking to break into the field of children’s nonfiction?
I’m just not sure how to get my questions to stop leading to answers I’m looking for. That’s what I have so far. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
