Fighting Prose Interview with Taylor Bambico

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.

This week interview is with Taylor Bambico!

How long have you been writing?

Though I've been writing since I was young, I started the clock officially eleven years ago.

What's your favorite genre to read? Write?

I don't really have a favorite genre to read. I'm currently on a mystery/murder-mystery/fantasy kick. I write contemporary romance, with a pension for small town and new adult fiction.

How do you get in the mood to write?

Sometimes you have force yourself into the mood, which can produce good or bad material. Either way is a plus: if its good, it stays; if its bad, I change it to where I like what I have. Then there are times the mood will just hit you and you end up on a roll.

How do your characters come together?

I start with a basic concept and go from there. Over development of the story, they are changed in numerous ways, most of the time for the better.

How do you get your ideas?

Reading, imagining, and life experiences.

What do you admire the most about the writing world?

Stephen King.
When you look into his past, how it shaped him, and how he went from as low you could go to an entire new level, its intriguing.

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

Most of my time away from writing is spent creating content for YouTube, maintaining a presence on Twitter and Instagram, and planning for my writing.

Have you always been creative?

Yes. I use to draw, but grew board of that. Eventually I found I really enjoy painting with acrylic on canvas. I use to work with 1/6 scale action figures, but not so much anymore.

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

Yes. And its not so much that I don't know what to write, but more unsure HOW to write something. To correct the issue, I will step away from the computer, listen to music that fits the story and imagine how the scene might take place.

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

There will days this is frustrating.
You will question why you are doing this.
But once its on Amazon, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, or even in paperback, you will be glad you persevered.

What is your dream writing location?

Somewhere with a great view of a lake with a mountain behind it.

In reference to your books, what question do you get asked the most?

How do you find the time to write?

If you could bring one of your characters to life who would it be? Why?

Riley Kane from "Para Bellum." She would just be fun to hang around with; her life as a super model and fairly laid back personality interests me.

What do you think makes a good story?

Characters who are well developed and plot. I've tried to read books that are acclaimed to be "phenomenal" but I lost interest thirty pages in. The writing may be great, but if the characters bore me and the story is not moving, I lose interest.