Some sample interview questions to get you started:
---What prior knowledge would a person have to have in order to understand the
concepts addressed in writing in your discipline?
---What kind of writing is usually done in your discipline?
---Do you enjoy writing in your discipline?
---How much writing do you do on a regular basis? What kinds? Did this meet
with your expectations?
---What does the future look like for this job? Is writing necessary?
---How important has writing been to your career?
---How do you build credibility in your writing?
---How do you decide how specific to be, or how in-depth to go, in the things you
write?
---Do you ever do group writing projects?
---What is the most difficult part of writing in your discipline?
---Is specialized vocab needed?
---What “tone” do you try for?
---How much specialized training does a person generally have before publishing
a paper in your discipline? Undergrad degree? Ph.D?
---What writing advice would you give to an undergraduate just starting out in
your field?
---Do you write with a specific audience in mind? How does this vary depending
on what you're writing?
---How are analytical skills used in your field?
---Would you characterize writing in your field as more argumentative or more
informative? Why?
---Would you say that articles written in your field are more opinion or factbased?
---In your field, what citation style tends to be used? MLA? APA? Why?
---How much "personal reflection"-type writing is used in your field (that is,
journals, informal write-ups, etc.)?
---How often do people in your field usually publish something?
---What form is the most serious work in your field usually published in?
Newspapers? Journals? Web publishing? Books?
---How do you approach prewriting or brainstorming?
---How knowledgeable on the subject do you expect your reader to be?
---What is your main goal when you write?
---How much does sentence/paragraph length matter?
---Is there a particular organizational style you're required to follow, or that most
people tend to follow?
---How does intended audience influence your word choice?
---Are there certain things you try to avoid in writing (that are specific to your
field)?
---Is it okay to use humor in your writing? What kind?
---How, or who, do you have review your writing before it’s published?