People’s behavior is seldom as simple as some moral failing. Things like family, poverty, oppression, tradition, values and culture influence the situations people find themselves in. Even the worst characters want the same things we all want—joy, peace, love, and dignity.… more
Category Archives: BULL Interview
Rob D. Smith
BULL Interview by Frank ReardonDaniel Brown is a stand-in for a lot of outsiders I’ve seen. Ones that don’t fit into normal society. That get singled out because they don’t “look” right. The constant judging from little kids to senior citizens. And this person is weary. How can they not be?… more
C.W. Blackwell
BULL Interview by Frank ReardonI wanted stories with working class people fed up with the daily grind, waking up to the idea that our economic system is built for a small fraction of people and that the American Dream is a kind of lullaby they sing to us to keep us showing up to work on time.… more
Micah Schnabel
BULL Interview by drevlowWhat I’ve learned and am still learning is to be more lean. To always be trimming the fat and to only give the bare necessities. When I’m using a microscope instead of telescope is when I think I’m working at my best. … more
Jonathan Ames
BULL Interview by Frank ReardonI wanted to create a character who was broken… deeply broken… a character who wanted to disappear from the world and be very quiet so as not to hurt others… but who nevertheless brought pain where ever he went.… more
PAULA BOMER
BULL Interview by Frank ReardonI had been trying to write a novel called Gaslit for about 7 years, on and off, and it went nowhere. There’s no other way to explain it but a man’s voice came to me, and off I went. Gaslit turned into The Stalker. … more
Jordan Harper
BULL Interview by Brian Charles FrankI always say, “I don’t do action. I do violence.” I want the violence to hit. And the way I do that is I focus on making it as small as possible. To me, a machine gun isn’t as dramatic as a six-shooter, and a six-shooter isn’t as dramatic as a baseball bat. The more you can make it about one body trying to affect another body, change you, break you, really that’s the way to head, because we’ve all felt pain.… more
Curtis Ippolito
BULL Interview by Frank ReardonI didn’t set out to shock anyone with the sexual abuse; but I also knew it was my job to be honest there, report on the atrocities or else I don’t think Marcus’ motives as an adult would have rung true.… more
William Taylor Jr.
BULL Interview by Frank ReardonI’d look out my window at 2 a.m. and there’d be some guy just sitting in his car and crying, and a few feet away there were some homeless folk whacked out of their minds on something, fucking on the sidewalk, all the tech bros spilling out of the bars, roving around in howling packs.… more
David Tromblay
BULL Interview by drevlowI never concern myself with plot. I create characters, give them something to do, and put shit in the way. At the keyboard, I’m both the Lord and Lucifer, and my characters are all Job.… more
