Goodreads asked Chris Westfall:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Chris Westfall Read "Method Writing" by Jack Grapes. Take a class with Jack Grapes, or one of his acolytes. Take pains to write well, and invest in your craft. Don't just wing it. There is such a thing as the 'creative process' and I highly recommend investigating that process thingy right there. Then, develop your own process of what works. Have you seen the episode of "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" where Jerry Seinfeld talks with Dave Chappelle? (I realize that he is a controversial figure, so please don't be triggered by the reference - I want to talk about what Jerry says). Seinfeld says that he can't write in the afternoon. You have to write in the morning, otherwise it's garbage. Well, Jerry, with all due respect: That's _your_ process. I've pumped out some great and magical words after dinner - including these pearls of wisdom LOL - and there's no statute of limitations on when creativity shows up. Find your own path, that's my advice - and also: just write. Write the story that needs to come through you. Write the story you need to read. Write a story that's cinematic and insightful and bold and provocative but most of all: write your truth. Because the truth shall set you free - and that's the freedom that's waiting for you, next time you sit down to write.

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