Author, L. Nolan-Ruiz
Welcome
to the Web home of author L. Nolan-Ruiz. L. has received
astounding recognition for her imaginative storytelling, and insightful and
descriptive narratives, in the literary genres, from poetry, science fiction,
short stories, to the cinematic screen and the stage. We invite you to pull up
a comfortable chair and plan on reading the mind of an ingenious storyteller,
in her upcoming novel, "Sully's Magma" written by L. Nolan-Ruiz
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Answer: It is about how our environment plays into our DNA: nature versus nurture. Not that our genes don't contribute to our choices, behaviors, and overall character, but that we react to our environment, by the varied chromosomal strength and weakness in our DNA with which we are born. This is the overall, major theme. It's all about understanding who we really are, whether we like ourselves or not is not the issue; it's learning to deal with the hand we've been dealt.
Question: Would your protagonist, Selena Pasteur, be considered a heroine, or is she a tragic character?
Answer: What is unique about Selena is that she is infused with heroic, and simultaneously, tragic characteristics. You'll have to read the book to determine for yourself whether or not you believe her to be heroic, or tragic, in the end.
Question: This sounds fascinating. How long did it take you to write this novel?
Answer: It took me over 20 years with it's themes and meaning and purpose ruminating in my mind and heart. It took me two years to write it out.
Short Stories: Life, Death, and Transition
"Valuable Things"; "The Third Origin"; "Infrared"; The Grapevine"; "Just to Say Good-Bye"; "4LVA425"; "Jet Lag"; "The Christmas Special"; "Sunday Morning"; "Ardis and Abby" and others
Poetry: Discovery and Rights of Passage
"Saturday's Amnesty"; "Graduation Day"; "Let us Go..."; "This Flight Tonight"; "Clouds"; "The Haunts of Love"; and more...
Play: "Economic Downturn"
Screenplay: "'Round Midnight"; "The Wedding Party"
Songs, & Lyrics: "Lady"; "Who's Got the Answer"; "Complexities"; "Simple-Minded Housewife"; "Is There Anybody in this World"; "Since My Love Has Gone Away" and more...
