Fighting Prose Interview with C. J. Whitcomb

Welcome to my in-depth writers series Fighting Prose. Where I talk to authors in the industry on what their process is like and what it takes for them to keep on creating, through all the odds.

C.J. Whitcomb

is my interview this week!

How long have you been writing?

Started when I was 14 but it wasn't until February 2019 that I decided to try writing books

Of your books, which is your favorite?

Where is Jaime? A short mystery novella

What's your favorite genre to read? Write?

Mystery or horror

How do you get in the mood to write?

I listen to music. Any genre of music

How do your characters come together?

All of my main characters are based on a piece of me or someone I know

How do you get your ideas?

Sometimes the ideas just come up when I listen to music and a scene pops into my head

Who do you admire in the writing world?

Alyanna Poe. She's the author of Eaten and incredibly talented

If you're not busy writing, what are you busy doing?

Working at my dishwashing job

Have you always been creative?

Yes, always been creative and yes, its always been writing but I started with songs but none of them were good and I can't sing

Have you ever had writers block? If so, how did you get out of it?

I usually just sit in a quiet room and start typing. Most the time it works to break up the writers block

When you sit down to write, is it easy or hard? If it's hard, what makes you keep showing up?

It's very hard sometimes but I have some amazing friends in the writing community who are always there to offer words of encouragement

For a writer starting out what advice would you give them?

Write every single day no matter what you write even if you think it sucks. Just keep writing and you will never stop learning and never stop improving your skill