Title: The Loveable Resident
Author: Mary A. Faderan
Publisher: Ideopage Press
ISBN: 978-1-5434-6636-2
Pages: 136
Genre: Fiction / Mystery / Crime
Author Interview with Mary A. Faderan
Today we are talking to Mary A. Faderan, author of “The Loveable Resident.”
HBR: In The Loveable Resident you had exceptionally interesting characters. What were some of the factors which gave rise to their unique personalities?
Some of the factors which gave rise to their unique personalities were personal experiences with people who had similar attributes of strength, wisdom, persistence, weakness, and human frailty. I did not pick out one single character and model him/her after a real person but I made the characters be human with unique voices that gave some level of truth about their lives.
For example, I modeled Jonathan Moore’s character after what I thought might be a multifaceted man, powerful in his job as high level lawyer, yet human in his love and protection over his daughter Lauren. I modeled Lauren Moore as a woman who was a lawyer but did not yet have that hardened persona that many women lawyer tend to put on themselves to be a credible courtroom lawyer. I wanted Lauren to be as attractive to Mike Oates (himself a discerning man in terms of women) to hold his interest beyond her obvious job as his lawyer.
HBR: With all of the attention to the medical profession written in your book, do you have experience in this field?
Yes. I have worked in several hospitals in my life and the experiences there have been helpful in writing this book.
HBR: Your writing has much of a foundation in faith, doing the right thing, and knowing right from wrong. How has your faith influenced your writing?
I think that the theme of redemption surpasses faith, as in a religion. What I want to convey is that everyone has a chance to redeem themselves if they leave everything to God.
HBR: You seem to have The Loveable Resident in the sights for a movie contract. Can you tell us more about this?
I had the idea of having a movie about The Loveable Resident while writing the novel. I envisioned scenes and dialogue that would be both appealing to the reader and to a movie audience. My ability to write the screenplay for my books gives me a chance to not only sell my books in stores but to sell my books to directors and producers to widen the appeal of my story.
HBR: Who are some of your favorite authors?
Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy Sayers, Jane Austen, William Faulkner, Ann Radcliffe, David Sedaris, William Shakespeare.