Interview Protocol for Juliet
–what kind of writing do you do?
–what’s your writing process?
–what’s the payment structure/form of compensation for academics?
–is there a formal structure for academics to know what is publishable and popular? Or do you just guess? How do you know what is publishable?
–do you see yourself as a passive observer/writer? Or are you trying to prove your argument/research? (I.e. what are the genre conventions and audience expections?)
–what does a linguistics professor do?
–when publishing things, what kind approval structures do you have to go through?
–what kind of peer review regulation do you have to go through when publishing?
Interview Protocol for Andrew
When did you start writing?
What was your first writing job?
What is a typical day like for you?
What is your writing process as a creative writer?
What is a situation in which you’ve encountered the conflict between market interests and creativity?
What kind of genres do you write in?
Are there any future trends that might affect your work (what’s marketable?) As your job continues, and the economy/market evolves, do you imagine ways where your creativity might be hindered?
How much autonomy do you feel you have in the writing process? Do you feel like you have freedom in choices?
How do you maintain originality when everyone is trying to write to certain demographics and interests?
ENGL 245: Writing and Money 