Jens Budinger
Malta
Good morning, Jens, and welcome to Vision and Verse. Can you tell us
a little about what you’ve written?
Two Book in a series entitled The Chronicles of Lilith.
Book 1 called The Queen of Shards and
Book 2 the Darkness Within.
What is your favorite
genre to write?
Dark Fantasy & Sci-Fi
Favorite food.
Pizza
Tea or coffee?
Both
Pizza or ice cream?
Pizza
Wine or beer or soda or what?
COKE ZERO
Where would you like to visit?
So many places. Probably Iceland though right now.
Favorite musical artist.
Jack White
Do you listen to music when you write? What?
Mostly Alternative and Blues. I like most rock etc.
What makes you laugh?
Dark Humor and sarcasm.
Favorite work of art or sculpture.I would say the Sistine Chapel.
Oh, yes. Magnificent. They always say look
up, but the walls are also incredible.
How old were you when you started
writing?
10. But it was random writings, nothing concrete. Proper writing books at 35.
Do you plan out your book with outlines
and notecards? Or just write?
I’m most definitely a planner. I leave
pantsing for the last undefined 10% of the novel (ie. The scene details
etc). I use a massive Miro Board (which is basically a digital
whiteboard) where I plan everything and use it as a repository for
ideas, themes, character profiles etc.
Describe your perfect evening.
Chilling by the beach bar with a few friends having beers and just
having a relaxed time.
Where do you get your inspiration?
Everything. Life, movies, books, music, non-fiction books. Anything
that peaks my interest or curiousity.
What do you do when you get a writer's block?
Go for a walk.
Who is your favorite author?
Oscar Wilde (Fiction), Will Durant (Non-fiction)
Best book you ever read.
Difficult to tell. I’d say the most beautiful and profound was the Toa
Te Ching.
Last book you read.
The Origin and History of Consciousness by Eric Neueman
What would you do for a living if you
weren’t a writer?
I currently work as a UX Designer and a
lawyer by profession but I haven’t practiced
law in a few years.
Who is the one person who has influenced
your personal life the most and why?
Hmmmm, beyond immediate family
members can’t think of anyone in particular
that struck a particular chord. Everyone
influences us to some degree or other both in
good and bad ways. I would say I tend to remember my antagonists in
life better than my helpers since the challenges they gave me made me
the person I am today – so if at all I do afford them a good thought in
retrospect.
If you could sit down and have a
conversation with ONE person,
living or dead, real or fictional,
who would it be and why?
Alive, Christopher Nolan, in the
hope he’d make my books into a
movie. Haha
No haha! I am waiting for his
phonecall or email, also. What advice would you give someone who
aspired to be a writer?
Write whatever you wanna write
and write it till you love it and those beta readers whom you share it
with love it too. Also start marketing early and get good at it.
Do you have some links for us to follow you?
http://www.jensbud.com/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTT7XPYZ - The Darkness Within
https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Shards-Chronicles-Lilith-Book-ebook/dp/B0B5RW9CV7/ - The Queen of Shards
https://instagram.com/authorjensbud
https://www.facebook.com/authorjensbud
https://linktr.ee/Snice666
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