Patricia Laffoon and her writing partner Aaron Speca talk
about the toughest challenges they have faced so far, and what they enjoyed the
most, in developing their work in progress, “The Realmwalker Prophecy: Heart of
the Mermaid” …
Patricia: Hmm this is
a tough one; there have been so many parts to this story of ours that have been
so exciting and full of drama. I don't
know if I can choose just one, but I think one of my favorite so far would have
been when Rudy and Aaron, Trish's Mer husband-to-be, meet and fight to the
death for Trish. I had never written a fight scene before, but with Aaron's
help I made it through.
Aaron: Yes I need to
say something about that. Patricia had
decided on the name of Trish’s abusive betrothed long before we even met. She had an idea for Trish’s backstory running
around for a long time. When we started
writing together, she asked me if she should change the name of that character,
and I insisted that she keep it. I can
say that once you get a name for a character in your head, it is very difficult
to even think about changing it. The
characters do become almost like real people.
Patricia: When Rudy
and Trish find their way to the ruins of Atlantis, that was also very
challenging.
Aaron: Yeah, there
needed to be a balance between the fact that this story takes place in what we
know as the early 18th century, and the fact that Atlantis was an
extremely advanced and mysterious city.
It’s tricky to describe the city and convey the point that it is so
foreign to the couple, yet strangely familiar at the same time.
The other big challenge for us of course has been time. It’s a slow process, but one we are committed
to working through in order to get our first ever novel out there. But, you can get to know Rudy and Trish in
our short stories in the “Evernight:
Romance in a World of Darkness” anthologies.
Check them out!
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Excerpt from “Tears of the Mermaid” in “Evernight: Romance
in a World of Darkness Volume 1”:
Aaron had been sure the fight would be short-lived,
but Rudy was faster and more agile than he had anticipated. Bending down after
getting the first cut in, he grabbed a handful of sand and threw it into Rudy’s
face.
Trish danced on the edge of the shore line, her palms
feeling on fire and wanting to help, but not knowing what to do. She stifled a
cry as Aaron’s blade caught Rudy’s arm and watched him stagger as the sand
entered his eyes.
Rudy tried to blink it out and caught sight of Aaron’s
sword coming again for his neck. He ducked under it and slashed across the
man’s bare chest, drawing a line of blood across his torso. Aaron staggered
back in surprise, putting his hand there then pulling it back and seeing the
blood. Rudy pressed and they traded blows again. Aaron blocked the sword and
sent the heel of his hand between Rudy’s eyes, and he staggered back into
deeper water.
The swords clashed again as the two males grabbed each
other’s wrists with their free hands, wrestling back and forth as water
splashed around their stumbling forms. Aaron finally kicked at Rudy’s knees as
they both lost their grips on their swords, and they tumbled into the water. He
grabbed the human’s shirt forcing him under the sea, intending to drown him if
nothing else.
Rudy felt the hands go around his throat, pinning him
under the water’s surface. He tried to hold his breath as the bigger man dug
into his neck, and he pounded at Aaron’s arms, but they were like iron bars.
His vision clouding as he started to black out, but then he thought of what
would happen to Trish if he were to fall here. With a surge of energy, he
reached up, found the deep slash across Aaron’s chest, and dug his fingers into
it, intending to rend the flesh from his body.
Aaron screamed out and his
grip loosened, and in that instant, Rudy reached across and grabbed Aaron’s
right wrist with his right hand, pulling and swinging his legs up around
Aaron’s neck, and pinning his head against his arm. Rudy pulled with all he was
worth and locked his ankle with his knee, squeezing as tightly as he could,
cutting off the circulation of Aaron’s left carotid, and slowly leveraging the
man onto his side.
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