We continue our interview series today with Parker Peevyhouse and Joni Sensel, who met up online to chat about books, the internet, and e-publishing.

Parker Peevyhouse: So, I’m anxious to hear how you’re going to tackle the next book in your Farwalker series. How are you going to prepare it for e-pubbing?

Joni Sensel: I talked to an editor who knows my work, and she’s going to edit the third book at a rate I couldn’t refuse. That will happen in another couple of months, so I hope to put out a POD and ebook around September or so… assuming the revisions don’t take longer.

Parker: What about the cover?

Joni: I have an illustrator friend, Kirsten Carlson, who created the telling dart for my bookmarks and website. She’s going to do the cover.

Parker: That dart is pretty cool. I love how it starts off the adventure. Very intriguing.

Joni: I’m really just doing it to have something for those who ask. And for psychological closure. I think it’s important for writers to find the rewards where we can.

Parker: I think that last reason is more important than people would guess.

Joni: I’m also working hard on a YA sci-fi thriller. I hope it’s thrilling, anyway. What are you working on now?

Parker: I’m between projects, really. And writing some short stories I hope to turn into a collection.

Joni: That might be an interesting e-project — worth experimenting with, anyway.

Parker: You know, P. J. Hoover is e-publishing a YA called SOLSTICE. It’s dystopian with mythological elements. Her agency is helping–they helped her get an awesome cover.

Joni: YES! I heard. I’m dying to know the story there–

Parker: I’m going to interview her in a couple of weeks for the blog, so you will soon have that story.

Joni: Cool. It seems to me that blogs and so forth have built up the writing community and a lot of support for each other even in just the last couple of years.

Parker: Yeah, I would say it has built up support, but has it “made” writers’ careers? I mean, with Amanda Hocking, it’s clearly a case of the Internet making her career. She would not be published or rich without it. But it’s hard to say if it will now be the norm for writers to find fame solely through online marketing.

Joni: Do you have any insights or conclusions about our Spectacle blog experience?

Parker: The blogging is fun, and I like chatting with commenters. I don’t know that it did a lot to increase book sales for our bloggers. So the real value is getting to talk about stuff we like to talk about! And meeting new people online.

Joni: Our readers have been very loyal. But I’ve seen several not-very-scientific studies that suggest the same