Writing Characters When Writing a Book

<p>We sit down to talk with Josh Rigsby about the craft of writing and his work on his novel about the Clipper Ship Era. We also take a deep dive into writing characters.</p><p>~ ~ ~</p><p>Josh is a writer.  Formerly of Roswell, New Mexico, currently of Whittier, California.</p><p>He has contributed to <i>Southern California Public Radio</i>, <i>The Los Angeles Review of Books</i>, and <i>The Atlantic</i>. He is currently working on a linked collection of short stories set in Los Angeles County and a novel about the 19th-century tea trade.</p><p>He is a fan of the Netflix original series <i>Club de Cuervos, (</i>#TodosSomosCuervos) and his bios are invariably written in the 3rd person.</p><p>Follow Joshua on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/JARigsby" target="_blank">@JARigsb</a></p><p>Visit <a href="https://www.prettygoodbooks.net/" target="_blank">Pretty Good Books</a></p><p>Visit Josh Rigsby <a href="http://joshuarigsby.com/" target="_blank">TheRigsBlog</a></p><p>--</p><p>Please Support on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/norlund" target="_blank"><strong>@norlund</strong></a></p><p>Follow on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/chris_norlund" target="_blank"><strong>@chris_norlund</strong></a></p><p>Follow on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/norlund/" target="_blank"><strong>@norlund</strong></a></p><p>Stay positive and thank you so much for listening</p><p> </p>