. . .which is fortunate since I have never before had my own website. I am in the process of muddling through it all. This is why it has been some time since my last post. Where is my software engineer son when I need him? Oh, right. Thousands of miles away in Thailand, a country he fell in love with several years ago. To aid me in my educational endeavor, I would appreciate it if someone reading this would submit a comment and/or subscribe to the site so I can better acquaint myself with all the tools.
Meanwhile, let me introduce you to my novel, What Might Have Been. As I mentioned in my initial post, it takes place over 150 years ago, but the problems the characters face are very similar to the ones people face today, as are their ingrained biases. My main femaie character, Melissa, soon learns that everything isn't all as black and white as she had thought before she stowed away on a wagon train bound for the Colorado Territory in a desperate attempt to escape a lecherous uncle. As she proceeds on her journey, she discovers that good and bad cannot be defined by race, color or gender.
And what is remarkable, to me at least, is that this isn't something I set out to address. It simply evolved as the story progressed. I have talked to other writers about the phenomenon wherein a character seems to take on a life of his or her own and acts or reacts in a way the author herself hasn't anticipated. I suppose having an unexpected moral pop out of the pages is similar. If you happen to be a writer yourself and have experienced the same, I'd love to hear from you.
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