Tell us something about the book.
Keeper of Reign is an
allegorical fantasy about the fall of man and the redemption story in a fantasy
setting that's filled with danger and adventure. Something young readers eleven
and up can enjoy even though the story still has a Christian message.
How did you come up with the title?
I
came up with over a dozen names: Elfie Epic, Kingdom of Keepers, Kingdom of
Reign, The Overcomers, …but finally, I decided that it really was about just
one Keeper: Jules Blaze, a boy who minimized his heritage, and didn't realize
he could make an impact in his world, and that his family needed him.
What is
your favorite scene in the book? Which scene or characters were the most
difficult for you to write and why?
(Spoiler
Alert)
The
last scene when Jules has nothing but the pouch of stones (to represent Jesus,
the Rock) to overcome Whisperer and his evil ways--the pouch of stones Jules
has had all along and which, time and again, the enemies tried to take away
from him. It is sort of like how it is with us. Our enemies will always try to
take away everything that could empower us so we could not defeat a bad
situation, but if we dig deep, we will see we already have it in us to triumph
over evil.
Tell us about some of the biblical
imageries in Keeper of Reign.
The
name of "Gehzurolle", the evil Lord, is German, for Confounder, which
essentially is what Satan is. Elfies are a cross between Elves (the physical
and carnal part of Man) and fairies (the more ethereal, spirit side of humans.)
And Whisperer represents the evil whisperings or rumors that tend to take us
down, or fill us with fear--one of the tactics that the Devil uses to try to
crush us. I made Mosche, the Keeper, live behind a waterfall, because when we
are soaked with the water of His Word, the Bible says, the enemy cannot touch
us. And why "Roaring Falls"? Because when we are so filled with the
hearing and hearing of the Word, our faith is built. There're a lot more
biblical imageries in the story. I tried to make it subtle so only Christians
can pick these images up, as I am marketing the book as a secular fantasy, and
hope that it would open doors for non-believing kids reading it.
Tell us a
little bit about your cover art. Who designed it? Why did you go with that
particular image/artwork?
Lisa
Hainline designed it for me. I told her some of the elements in the story, and
that the dragonfly lantern was an important component, and that I wanted it to
have a magical, fairytale like feel, for that's what Keeper of Reign is--something of a fairytale. And, it's Elfies, not
elves. The Elfies are a cross between elves, (the more robust, physical beings)
and fairies (think ethereal, flighty.)
What would you like Keeper of Reign to accomplish?
I hope my
readers can see that with the power of the gospel, we can overcome our problems
and difficulties. I want to empower young readers with this message, that if
they seek the truth (the Ancient Books, in Keeper
of Reign) they will find wisdom and answers to life's problems. It doesn't
mean the answers are going to come easily, but persistence will pay off, and
the Bible has the answers.
Do you
have a quote you live by?
I
can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
If you
could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?
I
would love to see Mt. Ararat. I'd be curious to see if I could spot Noah's Ark.
Is there
anything else you’d like to say?
Please
visit my blog and sign up for my newsletter at http://www.emmaright.com. I
promise not to bog you down with emails. Only a few to announce no purchase
needed contests, and when my next book with its promotional price will be
available. I am currently editing Dead
Dreams, and it should be ready Dec 2014. And I hope to have Keeper of Reign Book 2 out early 2014.
Emma Right
Emma
Right is a happy wife and homeschool mother of five living in the Pacific West
Coast of the USA. Besides running a busy home, and looking after their five
pets, which includes two cats, two bunnies and a long-haired dachshund, she
also writes stories for her children. She loves the Lord and His Word deeply,
and when she doesn't have her nose in a book, she is telling her kids to get
theirs in one.
Right
worked as a copywriter for two major advertising agencies and won several
awards, including the prestigious Clio Award for her ads, before she settled
down to have children.
Connect
with Emma Right:
Website: http://www.emmaright.com/Home.aspx
Blog:
http://www.emmaright.com/Blog.aspxhttps://www.facebook.com/emma.right.author
https://plus.google.com/u/0/111644513292318573575/posts
http://pinterest.com/emmaright/
https://twitter.com/emmbeliever
No comments:
Post a Comment