MOLLY WINS A FICTION WRITING CONTEST

By Teresa Slack 

Molly Noble Bull’s long historical, Gatehaven, won a national contest sponsored by Creation House, a division of Charisma Media. Molly says she wrote Gatehaven, a Christian Gothic novel, in hopes of teaching Believers about spiritual warfare and warning them of the danger of the occult. Creation House will publish Gatehaven in the summer of 2013. To learn more about the contest Molly won, visit their website.

http://creationhouse.com

If you click on the link above later in the week, you can learn even more.

First of all, congratulations, Molly, on winning this contest. I am so excited for you and can’t wait to get my hands on Gatehaven. But when I heard about the book I was a little surprised. You are known for writing sweet heartwarming romance novels. So why did you decide to write a Gothic?

Molly:

I love to write heartwarming novels. But I also love to read Christian non-fiction books and articles on Bible prophecy with topics like “Giants found in the Bible” and “Are flying saucers flown by demons from hell.” I am also a fan of a magazine called Prophecy in the News, and their website is www.prophecyinthenews.com. Gatehaven is the result of my interest in such topics plus my interest in genealogy. Some of my ancestors came from Scotland.

Teresa:

I have always loved reading Gothic’s. I love the setting and premise for Gatehaven. What sparked your interest in Roslin Chapel for your novel?

Molly:

Roslin Chapel is a spooky place that claims to be a church in Scotland but sort of isn’t exactly. Many seriously doubt if the structure was ever built to honor our Lord. It appears to honor the Knights Templar, the Masonic Lodge and other such organizations more than God. Apparently, Roslin Chapel was mentioned in the Da Vinci Codes. I never read the Da Vinci Codes for obvious reasons, but I already knew about Roslin Chapel long before the book was published.

I describe a pillar in the chapel in the novel, and the symbols on it are important to the plot. Roslin Chapel can also be spelled Rosslyn. To learn more about Roslin Chapel, click below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosslyn_Chapel 

Teresa:

Can you give us a brief synopsis of Gatehaven?

Molly:

Gatehaven is set in Scotland and in the state of South Carolina in 1784, but most of the story takes places in a scary mansion called Gatehaven in the north of England. The novel is about a young woman, Shannon Aimee, and her family swept up by the mysteries, deceptions and horror surrounding the mansion. An evil man, Leon Picard, plans to do them in, and the book is also about a young Scot, Ian Colquhoun (Ca hoon.) Ian learns spiritual warfare in order to fight against these evil forces, hoping to save Shannon and her family from sure destruction. 

Teresa: What else are you working on?

Molly:

I am working on a lot of things at once. But my next project will be to read the edits for Gatehaven when they arrived and see if there are changes I need to make.

Teresa:

What do you do when you aren’t writing?

Molly:

I try to sleep, if I can squeeze it in. In a nutshell, I have never been busier in my life.

Teresa:

If you weren’t a writer, what career path would you choose?

Molly:

In high school, I always said I would become a foreign correspondent or a singer, and I still love to sing. But I took another path because I also love children.

I majored in elementary and early childhood education in college and taught for a total of eleven years. Then I began writing, and haven’t stopped since.  

Teresa:

It was so great hearing about Gatehaven. We are all celebrating with you. Before we say goodbye, I’d like you to tell us one thing about Molly Noble Bull we didn’t know before. It doesn’t have to be writing related. But it can be if you want.

Molly:

I love to eat, and it shows. I especially like Mexican Food. Can you spell fattening? 

Teresa:

Thanks again, and please keep us posted about Gatehaven. I hope to post a review for our readers soon.