For this author, it's all about the supernatural
An interview
with James L. Rubart,
Author of Soul’s Gate
Soul’s
Gate poses the question: what if you could travel inside
another
person’s soul? What if you could battle for them and be a part of Jesus healing
their deepest wounds? Thirty years ago, that’s exactly what Reece Roth
did—until tragedy shattered his life and ripped away his destiny. Now God has
drawn Reece out of the shadows to fulfill a decades-old prophecy about four
warriors with the potential to change the world. In order to fulfill God’s
plan, Reece will have to face his deepest regret in order to train them.
Q: What drew you to write
supernatural fiction?
From
the moment I read The Chronicles of
Narnia in 7th grade I’ve been enthralled by supernatural and
fantastic stories. Toni Morrison says, "If
there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written
yet, then you must write it." That’s what I’ve done and why I’m writing
supernatural fiction.
I
love been swept away by a story that goes beyond ordinary, everyday life, and
gives me hope and opens my mind to ideas I’d never dreamed possible, and that’s
what I desire to do for readers.
Q: For those who may be asking,
“What is supernatural fiction?” how would you explain the genre?
The
term “Supernatural fiction” is a huge umbrella covering multiple sub-genres, so
let me answer the question for my particular brand of fiction: For me it’s
taking ordinary contemporary settings and interjecting the extraordinary into
them. If you look at the Bible, it’s full of science fiction, fantasy, and
speculative type stories. The difference is the tales in the Bible are true.
What I do is take those fantastic things in the Bible and turn them into a
story in our modern world.
Q: Where do your ideas come from?
Everywhere
and anywhere. From headlines, other books, a line spoken by a friend, movies,
and a hundred other ways. And most of the time I’ll hear or read something and
the story pops into my head unannounced. I never go looking for an idea, they
always seem to find me.
Q: Is Reece a human with special
God-given powers or is he an angel?
Great
question because he’s neither. At first glance he does seem to have
extraordinary powers no one else has, but Reece believes anyone can have these
powers, and he’s wants to teach them to others so they can use them too.
Q: What is the main “take away” you
hope readers will hold on to after reading Soul’s Gate?
Freedom,
freedom, freedom. I think if you look at an author’s work as a whole you’ll see
a repeating theme in all their novels. My core theme is seeing people set free.
Freedom from their past, freedom from their brokenness, freedom to step into
their God designed destiny. I want people to finish Soul’s Gate and be more
free than when they picked it up.
Q: What can readers look forward to
in the rest of the Well Spring series?
You
won’t tell anyone, right? Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted and set the
captives free (Isaiah 61:1). And yet we have an enemy that has come to kill,
steal, and destroy (John 10:10). In the next two books of the Well Spring
series, that battle intensifies as Reece and the others fight to fulfill a
prophecy that puts them at the forefront of a war that will either bring
incredible freedom, or destroy everything they and everyone around them cares
about.
For more
information on James L. Rubart and his books, visit www.jimrubart.com. Click here to watch the Soul’s Gate book trailer. You can also become a fan on Facebook or
follow him on Twitter.
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