J.C. Martin, Fighter Writer

Official Bio

J.C. Martin is a butt-kicking bookworm: when she isn’t reading or writing, she teaches martial arts and self-defence to adults and children.

After working in pharmaceutical research, then in education as a schoolteacher, she decided to put the following to good use: one, her 2nd degree black belt in Wing Chun kung fu; and two, her overwhelming need to write dark mysteries and gripping thrillers with a psychological slant.

Her short stories have won various prizes and have been published in several anthologies. Her debut novel, Oracle, will be released by J. Taylor Publishing on July 30th, 2012.

Born and raised in Malaysia, J.C. now lives in south London with her husband and three dogs.

The Naming of this Blog: the Madness Behind the Method

So what gives with the blog name? Apart from the obvious fact that I’m currently working on a couple of books that will (hopefully) get published, I also fund my obsessive-compulsive storytelling by teaching martial arts, which I thoroughly enjoy!

But Fighter Writer? Keeping in mind the saying “the pen is mightier than the sword”, isn’t the name a bit of an oxymoron? Destructive versus creative? Well, that’s me in a nutshell; I embody the word ‘oxymoron’ – butt-kicking bookworm, girly tomboy, cowardly warrior. My favourite colours are pink and the black-and-blue shades of bruises; I love a good fight (especially if I win it), but I can’t do it without my trusty pink gumshield and pink gloves; I squeal at the sight of cute fluffy animals, and drool over masterpieces of kung fu weaponry; I don’t mind taking a hit, but I’m scared to death of needles and lizards.

So with such an - ahem, interesting - background, what can you expect to find on my blog? Musings of a writer, updates of my work, sneak previews, calls for constructive criticism, sharing of good writing practice…pretty much what you would expect from a writer’s blog. In addition, I will also include reviews of books I have read, insights into the world of martial arts, personal entries,  comments on current issues…in other words, pretty much anything and everything.

I hope you’ll find the rantings in this blog inspiring, useful, or at the very least, worth wasting a couple of minutes on (when you should really be working!). I would love to hear back from readers, so please feel free to leave a comment, or get in touch via e-mail (address below)!

J.C.
Website: http://www.JC-Martin.com
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