Responses to Interview Questions from Claudine Kapel, author
of A Darker Rain
For Full Moon
Dreaming
1)
You’re
marooned on a small island with one person and one item of your choice—who is
that
I’d pick Siddhartha Gautama and a satellite phone. The phone would get us
rescued, and we could have some fascinating discussions about the origins of
Buddhism while waiting for help to arrive.
2)
Which
musical would you say best exemplifies your life – and which character in that
musical are you?
I’d be Alice from Alice in Wonderland, because life really
is an incredible journey! I’ve also known a few interesting cats.
3)
Take
these three words and give me a 100-word or less scenario using them:
insurance, owed, talk
Scenario: It’s 1965. Julia is talking to her niece, who is
afraid to tell her boyfriend what she thinks about civil rights because she
doesn’t want to jeopardize the relationship. Julia says:
Don’t be afraid to talk about how you feel. You don’t owe
anyone your compliance and you’re not owed that by others. Being yourself is
the best insurance you’ll find for a joy-filled life.
4)
What
is your idea of how to spend romantic time with your significant other?
For me, some elements for a romantic evening would include a
delightful meal, some beautiful music, and a moonlight walk along a warm sandy
beach, bare feet kissed by the lapping water.
5) When
you start a new story, do you begin with a character, or a plot?
I generally start with a scene that is central to the plot. This
may be the opening scene of the book, but sometimes it’s a scene that occurs
much later. From there, I map out the rest of the plot as well as the related
characters.
6)
If
they were to make the story of your life into a movie, who should play you?
A friend of mine suggested Lena Dunham. Alternatively,
perhaps Jennifer Lawrence. They’re both (a-hem) a
7)
Who’s
your favorite horror villain and why?
I don’t really read horror novels or watch horror films, so
I don’t have a big inventory of possibilities to choose from. That said, I
think I’d go with Dracula, because few historical characters have sparked the
imagination of writers over time the way he has.
8)
Do
you have a historical crush and if so, who is it?
I’ll go with Marco Polo, who not only engaged in an epic
journey of exploration, but also wrote about his travels so others could learn
from them.
9) Is
there a story that you’d like to tell but you think the world isn’t ready to
receive it?
Not really. I wasn’t sure the world was ready for a story
about aliens on Earth, but I wrote it anyway. J
A Darker Rain
by Claudine
Kapel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BLURB:
“It’s definitely not a
good time to be going into the woods of Hawkley Ridge.”
When
a red-eyed wildcat starts threatening ranchers in the Pacific Northwest, Ryan
Cole recognizes the danger is far more menacing than the ranchers realize. Cole
specializes in tackling unconventional security threats, particularly those
with alien origins.
His
investigation puts him in the crosshairs of Antoine Drake, an international
arms dealer with a penchant for weapons from other worlds. Both men are hot on
the trail of powerful alien artifacts known as guardian stones.
Cole
and his team of investigators embark on a dangerous quest to recover the
guardian stones before they can be assembled into the ultimate alien weapon. To
succeed, Cole must also decipher the wildcat’s deadly secrets.
But
in the woods of Hawkley Ridge, it’s easy for the hunter to become the prey.
A
Darker Rain is the first book in the Ryan Cole series.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EXCERPT:
“We
now have two stones and the amulet,” said Jackson, barely containing the
excitement in his voice. “And you know what they say—you can’t make an omelette
without breaking a few eggs.”
“Yeah,
and you know what they say about good intentions and the road to hell,” Cole
countered. “Our goal is to collect all the stones so we can make sure no one
parlays them into some sort of ultimate weapon. That includes us. The last
thing we want to do is unleash a weapon like that ourselves.”
“The
Rajan understood how the amulet worked, and they decided to take it apart and
scatter the pieces across two continents,” Ashcroft added.
“Yeah,
but that was hundreds of years ago,” argued Jackson.
“And
we’ve evolved so much as a species that we can handle that kind of power now?”
countered Cole.
“You’re
right,” agreed Jackson. “But as scientists we have to learn more about the
stones and how they work.”
“Far
be it for me to get in the way of scientific inquiry,” said Cole. “I’m not
saying you can’t study the stones or the amulet—just that we’re not putting
them all together.” That had been a longstanding rule. Cole wasn’t about to
create an unprecedented weapon and unleash it on the world.
“I
know what you’re saying, Cole,” said Jackson. “But that’s like saying we should
study the atom but not try to split it.”
“Good
analogy,” said Cole. “That’s my point exactly.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
A Darker Rain is Claudine Kapel’s first novel. She lives in
Toronto and enjoys books, music, and travel. When not working as a consultant,
she can be found writing, reading, or contemplating what else may be out there.
The second book in the Ryan Cole series is planned for release
in 2014.
Claudine loves to hear from readers. You
can reach her at www.claudinekapel.com.
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Sounds like a great story. I really enjoyed the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting, added to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read!!
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