{"id":1790,"date":"2012-02-16T01:17:27","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T05:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beatrice.com\/wordpress\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2012-02-16T01:17:27","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T05:17:27","slug":"would-you-like-to-see-a-beatrice-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beatrice.com\/wordpress\/2012\/02\/16\/would-you-like-to-see-a-beatrice-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Would You Like to See a Beatrice App?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Beatrice<\/a><\/p>\n

Before Beatrice<\/i> was a blog, it was a website dedicated to author interviews in something like the Paris Review<\/i> mode—not quite as long, perhaps, but sharing their fascination with the gritty details of the writing life. I gave up the interviewing because I just didn’t have as much time to spend on the website once my freelance writing kicked into gear, but I always wanted to get back into it. The only problem was finding a way I could afford to do it, which I was pretty sure meant finding a way to convince people to pay for them.<\/p>\n

Last year, I started seriously looking at an app version of Beatrice<\/i>, combining feature-length Q&A interviews with streaming video highlights. I thought carefully about the pricing, and I became convinced that people would be willing to pay $1.99 or $2.99 for a set of smart, insightful conversations with writers about their books and the creative process that went into writing them. A bundle like, say, three memoir writers, including National Book Critics Circle award winner Darin Strauss<\/a>, NBCC nominee Deb Olin Unferth, and indie rocker Alina Simone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I knew that once this app got off the ground, it would be able to find an audience. It’s just a matter of getting it off the ground. Then I thought: What if I could spread the word by launching the app with free<\/i> interviews? Maybe even keep giving away interviews after that?<\/p>\n

That’s why I launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Beatrice<\/i> app<\/a> earlier this week. I know those of you who are regular readers of this website recognize the value of having a space where you can learn about great books and great writers, and I believe many of you would be willing to support that kind of space directly. In return, I’m not just promising you these new interviews: If you choose to contribute towards the launch of a Beatrice<\/i> app, you’ll receive ebooks that collect several of the best interviews I conducted during the early years of this website—interviews filled with practical wisdom about the writing life that rivals any creative writing book I’ve seen.<\/p>\n

The Kickstarter campaign has a modest goal, enough to launch the app with those interviews I mentioned with Alina, Darin, and Deb bundled into it. But if enough of you believe Beatrice<\/i> is worth supporting, I’m willing to share more interviews with you, all of them equally exciting. Let’s see what happens!<\/p>\n

Like I said back in January, 2012 is going to be huge<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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