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The Interview: Bookbag talks to Curtis Jobling (view source)
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* '''BB: You have a great online presence with a fantastic website and a very active Twitter account. How important do you think communication with readers is to authors today? '''
CJ: When I was younger the only way of reaching an author was to appear at a signing, and even then the most one could realistically hope for was a stolen question that could be briefly answered. The online community is a great way of reaching out to authors and creatives, and is the kind of thing I’d have loved to have been able to exploit when I was starting out. I’ve run [http://badablingthing.blogspot.com a blog] for many years now which has a great deal of my artwork on as well as various ramblings. With the release of the novel I’ll be putting more frequent updates on there to let folk know what I’m up to. There’s also a wonderful Official Wereworld fans page on Facebook and an Official [http://www.wereworldbooks.com Puffin Wereworld site] with all kinds of good stuff on for fans of the books to explore.
* '''BB: Somewhat embarassingly, I've just realised that my review of the book contains the word 'incredible' four times in seven lines. Are there any words you're prone to over-using in your writing?'''