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An Interview With Justin Bienvenue:
What inspired you to
write A Bloody Mess in the Wild Wild West?
Since I’ve already answered this question for other
interviews I’ll explain what inspired me to write a Western Horror in general
rather than the story itself. I have been interested in the Wild West for quite
some time now as the history and way of life is so fascinating. Over the last
few years I’ve watched old Western tv shows like Bonanza, The Wild Wild West,
The Rifleman and even watched some classic Spaghetti Westerns along with
regular ones. I’ve also watched documentaries on people of the Wild West.
All of these things put an idea into my head that at some
point I should write a Western of my own. So while all these shows ans movies
gave me the idea the idea itself didn’t really come into play until I watched
one of the Dollar Trilogy movies with Clint Eastwood and then a zombie movie
the same day and inspiration came swarming in.
When or at what age
did you know you wanted to be a writer?
Back in 2010 when I was 22. I’m not your typical oh
I’ve wanted to be a writer for as long as I could remember cause that simply
wasn’t me. I enjoyed writing poetry and telling stories but being a writer and
putting them down onto paper didn’t really appeal to me until recently. It
wasn’t until I made a list of things to do with writing a book being the last
on the list that I thought I could be a writer. When I couldn’t find a job, get
my license or go to more events in my area I decided that perhaps it was time
to write a book and become a writer.
What is the earliest
age you remember reading your first book?
I remember reading Courdory when I was like 6 or 7. I
still have the book to this day as it was always one of my favorites.
What genre of books
do you enjoy reading?
I enjoy reading something I typical could see myself
writing. So I enjoy Poetry, Horror, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Crime and
Mystery genres.
What is your favorite
book?
Aside from my childhood book of Courdory, I would say
my favorite book is The Endlands by Vincent Hobbes. It’s a collection of short
stories by Hobbes and other authors. The stories come off as sort of a Twilight
Zone feel and I’m a big fan of TZ so naturally the stories and book as a whole
really pulled me in.
You know I think we
all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?
My favorite author is Elmore Leonard. I’ve read 3 of
his books, I have a whole shelf on Goodreads of his books I plan on reading and
I was a big fan of his show Justified. I believe he is very underrated and I
really enjoy his style and the way he writes. He mostly writes Westerns and
crime novels both which I enjoy reading.
If you could travel
back in time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go and why?
I'd go back to the Wild West of Ancient Egypt. As I
said I have always been a fan of the Wild West and I absolutely love Egyptian
Culture or anything Egyptian really. I would love to go back to either time and
just take it all in. I would try my best to fit in and hopefully I wouldn't get
on anyones back side, outlaw or pharaoh!
When writing a book
do you find that writing comes easy for you or is it a difficult task?
A bit of both. Some days writing comes natural and I
have plenty of ideas and inspiration while other times I find it difficult and
try to sit back and think of things to write.
Do you have any
little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?
Nope, no pets.I used to have a cat when I was little
but that was the only time I've ever had a pet.
What is your "to
die for" favorite food/foods to eat?
I have a few actually lol. Macaroni and Cheese, Hot
Dogs, Chicken Parmasean and Steak and Cheese. I know I'm quite a simple eater
but those are my to die fors.
Do you have any advice for anyone that
would like to be an author?
Believe in yourself and keep writing and doing what
you love. Believe in your writing first and foremost because if you don't take
your writing seriously how can you expect anyone else to? Keep writing, always
keep writing. The only way your going to learn the trade and get better is if
you keep writing.
Author Bio:
Writer, Poet and Author by day and night. I have always been
told I have a way with words and very vivid imagination. A teacher once told my
mom, “If only he could write down on paper what creates within his mind. He can
tell quite the story”. It wasn’t until after I took a liking to poetry that I
thought I could take my creativity and combine it with my new love and
appreciation for the style of poetry. Aside from the usual main classes I had
in high school, I took elective courses such as Creative Writing, Arts &
Culture and Epistemology which were very helpful to my writing and creativity.
Of course, English was also a class to which helped me grow as well. I also
took a course on Journalism and while it gave me a different take and approach
to writing, I found I didn’t really enjoy it and just didn’t feel it fit me the
way to which I enjoy writing. I like to be organized both physically and
electronically, so wherever I am it’s got to be neat and whatever I am writing
has to be organized and in a manner to which I can find it. I am currently
working on a few short stories that will end up in various anthologies and next
year will get started on my 4th novel, Opium Warfare.
I am a passionate poet and proud author of three books, “The Macabre
Masterpiece: Poems of Horror and Gore published on January 9th, 2010, "A
Bloody Bloody Mess In The Wild Wild West" published on April 26th, 2013
and "Like A Box of Chocolates" published on April 26th, 2014.
When I'm not writing or reading books I'm usually promoting them. When I'm not
doing anything book related my interests usually include sports(Big NFL
Football Fan, Baseball and Basketball), History, Ufology, Egyptology, The Wild
West as well as the bizarre and things unexplained.
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