I finished my second novel, The Wading Place, at 11:34 p.m., Wednesday, 19 Jul 2006. I note the time with all the precision devoted to recording a birth, for the completition of any writing project is like bringing new life into the world. It started as a seed that I nurtured ~ it grew, feeding off my words and my imagination ~ and now I will send it out into the world to succeed or fail on its own merits.
Here's a preview for you:
Orphaned at fifteen, Katie Carson leaves her familiar surroundings in a small Midwestern town to seek her future in California. An accident sidetracks her dreams in the mountains of Oregon, where she finds love with a young Minkodan doctor. In 1949 America, however, their love was forbidden by both her people and his, and she must leave him when he is forced to marry a woman from his tribe.
Spanning the years 1949 to 1962, this is the story of one woman, two identities, and two men who love her. She will give herself to one man for love and to the other for money in a desperate attempt to save the life of her child with the man she could not have. Can a small-town girl from Lester, Iowa, overcome the bigotry and heartache she encounters on the West Coast to return with her son to the Wading Place and complete the Minkodan cycle of love?
The Wading Place is coming soon to an Amazon.com near you! :) PG-rated so that my students can read it! :)
5 comments:
Well, it has happened now. You have comments.
Lois and I viewed your blog and came to one decision. Vikki Lyn loves CATS.
Are you coming to the family reunion in August? Would love to see you and hear all about your life now.
We are doing well for old folks.
The Lord Bless you real good!
Blessings .... <*///>< Joe Baker
Thanks for the post, cousins. :) No, I won't be at the reunion. First of all, after a *huge* plumbing repair bill in June (my wallet and my yard are still recovering), I have no money to go anywhere. Second of all, in my old age, I just don't like to travel. I want to be in my own little bed every night with ~ you guessed it ~ my three little kitties. I hope y'all have a fantastic time, though. Please say *hiya* to everyone for me. :)
I look forward to reading you new book. I am really enjoying your first one. You are so talented. It took me a little bit of reading to push the thought of you writing it out of my thoughts. Then I really got into it. I had never read a book before that had been written by a friend. Hugs dear friend. Stephen
Thanks for posting and for the kind words, Stephen. :) The Wading Place isn't quite so ambitious in terms of characters ~ meaning I didn't weave so many lives together. However, my third novel may very well be a sequel to The Roommates. I won't tell you in what way since you are still reading the book!
Thanks for the kind words about The Roommates, Stephen! I'm working on research for the sequel now. Rick and Jayme are going to Lebanon to spend some time with Najib during the last few years of the civil war there.
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