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Name of
fiction work? And were there other names you considered that you would like to
share with us? Rafael. It is a book 1 in The Stone Society. I decided when I started the series I would
title the books after the main character, and since Rafael was King, and his
story was first, there were no other considerations for the title. (Right: Faith with her dog in December of 2018)
Fiction
genre? Ex science fiction, short story,
fantasy novella, romance, drama, crime, plays, flash fiction, historical,
comedy, movie script, screenplay, etc.
And how many pages long? Rafael is a paranormal
romance with a huge slice of action and adventure. The romance is there but it takes a back seat
to the overall story. It is 316 pages.
Has
this been published? And it is totally fine if the answer is no. If yes, what publisher and what publication
date? Rafael was published November
2014. I self-published under the pen
name Faith Gibson. It wasn’t until later
that I formed a publishing name of Bramblerose Press LLC.
Where
did you do most of your writing for this fiction work? And please describe in detail. And can you please include a photo? I did most of my
writing when I started at my kitchen table.
If the weather was nice, I would sit on my back patio. I have since moved, and I now have an office (photo of office below right) where I do all my writing. (Left: Faith Gibson and Mark Boone from SONS OF ANARCHY in 2014)
What
were your writing habits while writing this work- did you drink something as
you wrote, listen to music, write in pen and paper, directly on laptop;
specific time of day? When I first began, I had a daytime job, so most of my
writing was done on the weekend before my husband woke and turned on the
television. I like to write while the
house is quiet. If I need to write and
there is noise in the house, I put on earphones and play classical music or a
thunderstorm soundtrack. I get
distracted if there are lyrics, therefore the instrumentals.
Now, I write every
day, still in the quiet. I wake up,
drink coffee, then get to writing. This
is my career, so I treat it as a day to day job. I write, take a lunch break, then write some
more until it’s time to cook supper. I
rarely write with pencil and paper. Only
if I’m on vacation and the words strike me when I can’t use my laptop.
What is
the summary of this specific fiction work? Rafael is an introduction to the series, The Stone
Society. A clan of Gargoyle shifters
begin to find their mates in humans, and each story is about a different
Gargoyle and their mate, and what they have to go through to be together. There is a continuous story are throughout. (Right: Gargoyles of Siena Cathedral, Italy)
Can you
give the reader just enough information for them to understand what is going on
in the excerpt? In the excerpt, Kaya, the lead female, is the chief of police. She has reason to believe Rafael Stone is
behind a string of murders in New Atlanta.
At this point in the story, he had convinced her someone else was
responsible, but she receives evidence pointing at him.
Please include the excerpt and include page
numbers as reference. The excerpt can be
as short or as long as you prefer. Rafael
knew something was wrong. He could feel the emotions rolling off Kaya. After
taking his car home, he flew back to her house, wanting to be close to her.
What the fuck was going on inside? Her heart rate was accelerated. She was
crying and, fuck, was she throwing up? Fuck! He couldn’t stand being out here
when she needed him. How could he explain knocking on her door so quickly and
having changed clothes at that?
He quietly dropped to the
ground and listened. The water turned on, and she brushed her teeth. The water
turned off. She was walking through the house. Now she was talking. “Dane,
Kaya. Listen, I know you’re sick but I really have to talk to you. I hate to
leave this shit in a message, but I need you. Jorgenson’s dead. I sent him to
that address you gave me and now he’s dead. We have another body that could be
Magnus Flanagan. I also know who the killer is. I hope you’re feeling better,
because I really need you. Please, call me.”
Jealousy charged through Rafe
like a parade of bulls. “She needs
him?” He made himself calm down and think rationally. Of course, she needed him
as a detective. If he found out she needed the kid for anything else, he would
rip his balls off. With his claws. Wait, she knew who the killer was? How the
hell did she know that when he just left her. He had to get closer.
Quietly, he made his way to the
window outside her living room. Her curtains were cracked just enough for him
to see her. Kaya was sitting on the sofa with her laptop open on the coffee
table in front of her. She was watching a video of some sort, rewinding then
playing again. When she froze the video at one point, she started crying. Rafe
looked at the laptop. He was staring at himself coming out of the warehouse. Oh, fuck me, motherfucking fuck me. She
thinks I’m the killer.
He knelt down, placing his
fists to the ground so he wouldn’t be tempted to punch something. He had to
think. FUCK! How in the name of all that was holy did
someone get a video of him? Was that all that it showed or did it show him
phasing as well? Did he go inside and tell her the truth? Did he take the
chance on exposing himself and his kind? Would she accept it or would she
arrest him?
Her front door opened, and Kaya
headed to her car. She undoubtedly was going to the station. In her hand she
held the laptop and the damning evidence. If he stopped her it would be bad,
but if he let her go it would be worse. Fuck it. “Kaya!” he yelled out to her
before she could open her car door. He jogged toward her, but the look on her
face stopped him in his tracks. She was staring at him as if he were a complete
stranger. A stranger dressed exactly as he was in the video.
“Please, Kaya, let me explain.
It’s not what you think; I promise. Just give me five minutes, and if you
aren’t convinced, I’ll put the handcuffs on myself.”
“You lied to me. You lied and
made me look like a fool. I let you touch me.”
“I didn’t lie, I just withheld
information. Please, Sweetheart, let me explain.”
“Don’t you sweetheart me, Mr. Stone. Withholding information is lying by
omission.”
“I did it to protect you.
Please, five minutes. That’s all I ask.”
“Fine, start talking.”
“Not out here. What I have to
tell you, show you, should be done in private.”
“Do you take me for an idiot?
If I let you get me alone, I’ll be vulnerable. At least out here the neighbors
have a chance of seeing you kill me.”
She thought he was capable of such atrocities?
At that moment, Rafe felt pain, real pain, and it was straight through his
heart.
“I would never hurt you, never.
I am not a killer. No, that’s not true, I have killed before.” She blanched and
reached for her gun. She dropped everything in her arms and pointed her pistol
at him.
“You just admitted you’re
guilty. Rafael Stone, you’re under arrest…”
Why is
this excerpt so emotional for you? And
can you describe your own emotional experience of writing this specific
excerpt? It’s
a turning point in the story. Trust is
so important in any relationship, and up to that point, Rafael has gotten Kaya
to trust him and believe he wants her and wants what is best for both her as
well as their city. The evidence is
strong against Rafael, and Kaya no longer believes he is an honorable man.
Were
there any deletions from this excerpt that you can share with us? And can you
please include a photo of your marked up rough drafts of this excerpt. Not that I
recall. Normally, there aren’t many
deletions from the story. Once I finish,
I go back and move things around and polish it up.
Other
works you have published? The Stone Society has 11 full length stories plus two
novellas. Tap Dancing With the Devil
is my MF suspense. The Music Within has 3 MM
contemporary romances, and The Samuel Dexter series is MM
fantasy ghost stories. I have a YA
trilogy (books 1 and 2 currently out) under the pen name Andi Copeland.
Anything
you would like to add? Writing isn’t just my job, it’s my passion. I have so many stories rolling around in my
brain and not enough time to get them all down on paper.
Faith Gibson is a multi-genre author who lives outside Nashville,
Tennessee with the love of her life, and her four-legged best friend. She
strongly believes that love is love, and there's not enough love in the world. She began writing in high school and over the years, penned many
stories and poems. When her dreams continued to get crazier than the one
before, she decided to keep a dream journal.
Many of these night-time escapades
have led to a line, a chapter, and even a complete story. You won't find her
books in only one genre, but they will all have one thing in common: a happy
ending.
When asked what her purpose in life is, she will say to entertain
the masses. Even if it's one person at a time.
When Faith isn't hard at work on
her next story, she can be found playing trivia while enjoying craft beer,
reading, or playing with her puppy.
faithgibsonauthor@gmail.com
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Rafael
