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Readers, thanks for checking out another Author Spotlight Interview. Let’s give a good, hearty welcome to this week’s guest!
Jens C. Büdinger is the author of the Queen of Shards and the Chronicles of Lilith series.
In 2018, after working as a lawyer for almost 7 years, Jens decided to leave his legal career to pursue his own journey. From start-ups to UX design to crypto and writing, Jens has a wide range of experience and interests making him a nomadic wanderer in a sea of infinite opportunities.
Jens’ love of writing and telling stories began at a tender age but was always put on the backburner. This was until November 2019 when Jens finally decided to embark on the dream of writing and completing the Chronicles of Lilith series.
The Chronicles of Lilith‘s inception began around 15 years ago. Many books were started and never finished, largely due to time and commitment issues apart from lack of experience. However, this long road brought him back to the writer’s desk with the commitment and resolve to see this through, whatever it takes.
Jens currently resides in Malta, a little island in the middle of the Mediterranean. He spends his free time, gardening, playing guitar, and cuddling his cats.
Jens, thanks for agreeing to be here today. Most author spotlight interviews start off with the boring stuff, but I know what readers REALLY want to know.
If you could have any pet (real/fantasy/no-allergies/no worries about feeding it) what would it be?
I already have TWO cats. One’s called Pulpettu (Meatball in maltese) and the other is Cersei a.k.a. Sessina Van Der Woodsen.
There’s a reason cats are a classic for writers!
What do you write? And how did you get started?
I write metaphysical dark fantasy / Sci-fi novels as part of the Chronicles of Lilith Series.
I started with the idea many years ago and attempted to write it many times but then during covid I decided I’d commit myself full to seeing this through and now I’m two books into the series. *smiley-face*
So glad you had the opportunity to return to your writing!
What do you like to read?
Mostly non-fiction. History, economics, philosophy, psychology etc. I find that it has helped me tremendously in cultivating my writing and world-building skills apart from the overall worldview that underlies the themes of my books.
They do say that being broadly read is useful for a writer!
What do you drink when you write/edit?
Tea or coffee.
Pretty standard stuff, there.
Do you snack when you write/edit? What are your favorites!
Croissants and cookies!
Oooh! I am a carbovore. Let me know if you need help with those.
Name one commonly accepted piece of writing advice that doesn’t work for you
Give your readers more credit.
Assume your reader in intelligent and will be able to read between the lines?
Biggest lie ever.
Oh dear. I suppose you can’t pick your audience. You’d hope they’d self-select, though.
Name one commonly accepted piece of writing advice they can pry out of your cold, dead hands
Beta readers!
Always use beta reviewers before sending your manuscript for editing.
Definitely! Make sure you’ve gotten the draft as clean as possible, so you don’t waste time and money editing stuff you and your friends could have caught.
Shameless Self-Promotion time!
The Chronicles of Lilith (1-2)
The Queen of Shards (#1)
Zain is last of the Vampires
The Death of the Undeath
… and now, he’s finally decided to die.
After 700 years, all his efforts and sacrifices meant nothing. He’s killed his kind to save the world from their hunger, but all he’s been left with is everlasting guilt and solitude. The only one who could save him is Lilith, the first other immortal he’s seen in centuries. Yet a dark omen follows in her wake…
The Shard she stole hides dark secrets in its reflection that even Zain won’t dare look at. Yet she stares, ceaselessly, into the void that it harbours…
Now, Zain stands at the edge of a precipice. He desperately clings to his false reality while Lilith forces him to embrace the hard truths of the darkness inside him. As Lilith slowly loses herself to the secrets of the Shard and its power, will Zain also suffer the same fate by following her?
All he knows is that he can’t give up, not when he’s this close to finding purpose once more in this pointless existence.
Recommended for adult audiences.
The Darkness Within (#2)
The Battle of Blood is over, but the true war is about to begin.
Pïshkah’s visions herald a far greater darkness beyond the Carthosian war. A battle between Greater Immortals. One that seeks to devour the very mind, heart and soul of the world. One that comes at the hands of Lilith, the Queen of Shards.
Lilith has set her sights on the Hall of Mirrors, the one place she can truly unlock the truth held within her Shard, and nothing is going to stop her from getting her answers, not the power-hungry Saints, not the threat of the Carthosian war or the Wardens who wish to harm her.
Zain reluctantly aids Lilith as her unsettling determination to reach the Hall inevitably draws them into the darkness within Mount Ussar Varys. Yet he is still intent on rescuing Adara and those he loves from the war.
Zain is now faced with an agonizing decision: follow the woman he so desperately fought for down an even darker path and turn his back on the world, or turn his back on her when she needs him the most.
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