"C.C. Humphreys: Istanbul/Constantinople
Mark Medley Aug 16, 2011 – 3:15 PM ET | Last Updated: Aug 16, 2011 3:09 PM ET
Chris (C.C.) Humphreys was born in Toronto, lived in Los Angeles until he was seven, and grew up in the UK. A third-generation actor and writer on both sides of his family, Humphreys has appeared on stages ranging from London’s West End to Hollywood’s Twentieth Century Fox. As C.C. Humphreys, Chris has written six bestselling historical novels. He now lives on Salt Spring Island, B.C. with his wife and young son.
I enjoy a good blogging. (My wife suggested I substitute “f” for “b” but I said we shouldn’t air our predilections in public). I keep a blog but don’t get around to it very often. I find that when I am done with a day’s writing, the word well is usually dried up.
What I enjoy most about a blog is the opportunity it gives to focus on an aspect of my life or my craft. (My wife suggested the phrase “pontificate about” but again I declined).
I have always been a wanderer, from a family of wanderers. Nowadays, I wander most for my work. I have to go where my novels are set. Research for me is not so much about getting the facts right, important though that is. A fact is dry unless it is put into the context of character and action. A fact needs to be used as a springboard for imagination. And the “facts” I pick up in the place where my actions have happened usually give me the biggest bounce of all."
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