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Interview Fu: The Game Journo Guide To Conducting Killer Interviews
Master the Art of Interview Fu!
Do you struggle with interviewing sources for your articles? You're not alone. From wrangling interviews and asking the right questions to making sure everything goes smoothly and weaving amazing quotes into your articles, Interview Fu: The Game Journo Guide To Conducting Killer Interviews will help you sharpen your skills and the build confidence you need to pull off interviews like a pro.
As a journalist – freelance or otherwise – interviewing is one of the single most important skillsets you can develop to boost your career. It’s a skill worth mastering, regardless of whether you’re writing in the game industry or covering more traditional “real-world” writing beats.
Interview Fu walks you through each step of the way, offering advice and how-to tips based on many years of professional writing and reporting experience both in and outside of the video game industry. If you’re looking to propel your writing career forward in a big way, then you simply cannot do without the information this book.
You will learn how to:
* Identify and approach potential sources for your articles
* Line up and prepare for interviews via phone, email, social media, and more
* Craft killer questions to get the best results
* Handle interview troubleshooting in unique situations
* Engage with interviewees to make the process go smoothly
* Overcome your fears and build confidence with your journalism skills
And Much More!
Interview Fu also packs a one-two punch of meaty bonus chapters featuring insights and tips from other industry pros including journalists, editors, and game developers!
Do you struggle with interviewing sources for your articles? You're not alone. From wrangling interviews and asking the right questions to making sure everything goes smoothly and weaving amazing quotes into your articles, Interview Fu: The Game Journo Guide To Conducting Killer Interviews will help you sharpen your skills and the build confidence you need to pull off interviews like a pro.
As a journalist – freelance or otherwise – interviewing is one of the single most important skillsets you can develop to boost your career. It’s a skill worth mastering, regardless of whether you’re writing in the game industry or covering more traditional “real-world” writing beats.
Interview Fu walks you through each step of the way, offering advice and how-to tips based on many years of professional writing and reporting experience both in and outside of the video game industry. If you’re looking to propel your writing career forward in a big way, then you simply cannot do without the information this book.
You will learn how to:
* Identify and approach potential sources for your articles
* Line up and prepare for interviews via phone, email, social media, and more
* Craft killer questions to get the best results
* Handle interview troubleshooting in unique situations
* Engage with interviewees to make the process go smoothly
* Overcome your fears and build confidence with your journalism skills
And Much More!
Interview Fu also packs a one-two punch of meaty bonus chapters featuring insights and tips from other industry pros including journalists, editors, and game developers!
136 pages, paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Nathan Meunier
10 books6 followersNathan Meunier is a freelance writer, author, and indie game developer.
For most of the past 10 years, he's covered video games, tech, and geek culture as a freelancer. His work has appeared more than 40 publications, including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer, GameSpot, PlayStation The Official Magazine, EGM, GameSpy, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, and more.
He's the author of The Game Journo Guides Series as well as other books designed to help freelancers, author, and writers of all sorts improve their craft and get their work out into the world.
For most of the past 10 years, he's covered video games, tech, and geek culture as a freelancer. His work has appeared more than 40 publications, including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer, GameSpot, PlayStation The Official Magazine, EGM, GameSpy, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, and more.
He's the author of The Game Journo Guides Series as well as other books designed to help freelancers, author, and writers of all sorts improve their craft and get their work out into the world.
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January 8, 2016
O livro é voltado para jornalistas da área de games, mas também serve para qualquer outro segmento. Além disso, blogueiros, podcasters e quem mais precisar fazer qualquer tipo de entrevista vai se beneficiar do livro.
Tem conselhos, sugestões e técnicas específicas para entrevistas, mas não é só isso -- o autor mostra como se portar profissionalmente, correr atrás de fontes (AAA e indies), como conduzir a conversa e transformar as dezenas de citações em artigo.
Se você já for alguém experiente com entrevistas, talvez Interview Fu pareça óbvio. Mas, ainda assim, acredito que ele não será perda de tempo. As entrevistas com desenvolvedores de jogos e jornalistas famosos da área estão recheadas de informação.
É um dos livros que eu gostaria de ter lido durante a faculdade.
Tem conselhos, sugestões e técnicas específicas para entrevistas, mas não é só isso -- o autor mostra como se portar profissionalmente, correr atrás de fontes (AAA e indies), como conduzir a conversa e transformar as dezenas de citações em artigo.
Se você já for alguém experiente com entrevistas, talvez Interview Fu pareça óbvio. Mas, ainda assim, acredito que ele não será perda de tempo. As entrevistas com desenvolvedores de jogos e jornalistas famosos da área estão recheadas de informação.
É um dos livros que eu gostaria de ter lido durante a faculdade.
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