Here’s a new one – when I contacted today’s guest to do a 3Q’s, it was initially delayed as he was preparing to deal with whatever Hurricane Ian was bringing to the table! Ben replied a few days after that all was well and sent the answers along! Few!
I’m so glad to have Ben today! He is one of the nicest guys out there, passionate, and continues to deliver some dark slabs of fiction for his fans!
Please, do welcome Ben!
Steve: What does your writing time look like? Do you try and write at the same time each day? Do you have a word count you attempt to hit?
BE: My mojo is strongest in the afternoon or evening. The mornings are when I apply any edits. I don’t shoot for a word count. But I do shoot for the completion of one or two scenes in a day. I try not to burn myself out. Ha! I sometimes I’ll take a day or two off if I’m lost or blocked. But that rarely happens.
Steve: You decide to host a writer’s retreat. One weekend in a luxury house on an island. What three other authors do you invite to come along?
BE: Wow! That one is so hard to answer but I’ll try. I can’t just pick three. Ha! Living and deceased: Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Poe, Joe Hill, Neil Gaiman, Mary Shelley, Ray Bradbury, Jack Ketchum, and Mercedes M. Yardley.
Steve: Tell me about your newest release (novel/story/poem/novella) and why someone should read it!
BE: My latest release is a horror novella, out from the good folks at Crystal Lake Publishing. Here’s the 411: An aberration known as The Architect has finished his masterpiece: A god which slumbers beneath the hollow, determined to change the world into its own image. With the neighborhood on lockdown, and the residents turned into shambling horrors, Harold and his former lover, Mary, begin their harrowing journey into the world within the hollow.
I think fans of horror would love it because It’s a heart-stopping horror thriller about tragedy, fellowship, forgiveness, and redemption. The reader is forced to look at themselves in the mirror, and the fantastical elements will stretch their imaginations. I always want to take readers to a place they’ve never been before.
Steve: Bonus Question! You receive an invitation in the mail from one of these two people. The invitation invites you to have dinner and spend the night in their home. Do you accept the invitation from Victor Frankenstein or Dracula and why?
BE: That’s a tough one. I would have to go with Victor. Why? Well, here’s my strategy: Act like I’m asleep, so when he and Igor come in to kill me and use my organs, I’ve got the drop on them. Boom! They’re both dead, and now I have an awesome castle to live in! Ha!
Always an excellent choice!
Thank you so much Ben!
To find more of his work, check the links!
Steve Stred - The Official Website 
Thank you so much for having me, Steve!
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