About this episode
C. J. Box shares insights on his writing process, journalism background, and experiences with his characters.
CJ Box: Blanton’s bourbon whiskey CJ tells the best first-agent-first-book-deal story I’ve ever heard (by far), shares his daily writing routine in Wyoming, describes the way working in print journalism has helped his fiction career, reveals that people have frequently thought they are a character in one of his novels, gives a raw appraisal of Taylor Sheridan.
People in this episode
Host: Doug Brunt
Guest: C. J. Box
Topics covered
- writing routine
- fiction career
- print journalism
- character inspiration
- storytelling
Keywords
- C. J. Box
- writing routine
- Blanton’s bourbon
- Taylor Sheridan
- fiction
- journalism
- storytelling
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Blanton’s bourbon whiskey
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