Author Interview: C.P. Santi

One of my favorite authors C.P. Santi has a new book, a collection of short stories about love and second chances aptly called Maybe This Time. Release week is currently happening, and to show my support, and also as an excuse to do some cyber-chika because I miss her, I’ve sent a few questions her way. Read on as we talk about her new book of romantic and insightful shorts, writing about love and older characters, Arne as Alex Skargard, Barney songs as writing music, and an exciting sneak peek of her upcoming work. 1. Apart from the shorter format, the theme of these stories is quite different from the ones in BCWYWF and WCBK. What pushed you to write them? Hindi naman si JLC at Bea? (hehehe) Haven’t seen the second movie yet *cries* Anyway, I wrote Sweeter by the Second (for #TalesFromTheMetro) first, and at that time, Mina sounded a call for both setting-based stories and older MCs. I’ve always wanted to write about older characters (partly because I’m kind of in the same age group), and I tried doing that in Be Careful What You Wish For. But this time, I wanted to write about characters who’ve loved and lost. […]