Noemí Lowe
Hi Sally,
The inspiration for the story came from two places. I first had the idea while listening to the song "Bullets" by Tunng. A line from the song also serves as the epigraph preceding the novel. Then I envisioned the setting by remembering a writing lesson from school, where we were instructed to write a short story within a genre we either had little experience reading or a genre we downright disliked. Before embarking on Bullet Catcher I had never read a western nor seen very many movies. I wanted to challenge myself by writing outside of my comfort zone. That, combined with the sense that a western setting would serve the idea of the story well, was the inspiration for the novel.
Hope you found this answer interesting. Thank you for the question!
Joaquin
The inspiration for the story came from two places. I first had the idea while listening to the song "Bullets" by Tunng. A line from the song also serves as the epigraph preceding the novel. Then I envisioned the setting by remembering a writing lesson from school, where we were instructed to write a short story within a genre we either had little experience reading or a genre we downright disliked. Before embarking on Bullet Catcher I had never read a western nor seen very many movies. I wanted to challenge myself by writing outside of my comfort zone. That, combined with the sense that a western setting would serve the idea of the story well, was the inspiration for the novel.
Hope you found this answer interesting. Thank you for the question!
Joaquin
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