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The Color of Tears
My debut novel, which I'm very proud of, was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life. I built the story in my head while living in California, usually sitting by the ocean. It wasn't until I'd been back in Iowa for nearly thirteen years, did I write it. I have to give my best friend, Marcie, that credit.
It was late August, 2005. We were driving around and I asked her if she would like to hear my story. I was almost afraid to ask her that, as I am a very private person, but, as the dear friend she is, she wanted to hear it. As I told her my thoughts, she said, "I have to pull over. I can't drive and listen at the same time because this story is very good." So, we sat by the lake for nearly two hours while I finished telling Marcie my story. Without one hesitant thought, she said, "why don't you write it."
I looked at her and said, "I'd never even read a book, how can I write one," but, that got the gutsy, daring side of me into full-speed-ahead mode. That is, until I sat at my computer and stared at this blank monster staring back at me, daring me to even think about writing. In my fantasy world, I kept thinking this story would just start writing on its own. Didn't happen. So...as not to let a little 'ol monitor/computer get the best of me, I went into songwriting mode just to get the first line down. From then on I couldn't stop. Three years later in May, 2008, it was finished, in book form, and right or wrong, good or bad, a story. At times it makes me cry . . .a lot. I laugh, and I smile. but mostly I just get a lump in my throat. This story was written straight from my heart. I hope that the story of Dany and Jace touches the readers hearts the way it has touched mine. It is a story that truly does leave one believing in the power of love.
Marcie has been there with me all the way through "The Color of Tears", giving me her thoughts, reading what I'd written, and just being a friend. She has read my second novel, "Rainstorm" and my third novel, "Edge of a Dream "from the manuscripts. Sadly to say, on November 17, 2009, Marcie lost her battle with cancer. Of all three books she's read, she always said her favorite was "The Color of Tears."
I have to thank my friend for saying, "why don't you write it," on that warm August day in 2005. Marcie gave me a gift which I will be forever grateful. I know she's in a better place, but I'm sure, still reading what I write.
It was late August, 2005. We were driving around and I asked her if she would like to hear my story. I was almost afraid to ask her that, as I am a very private person, but, as the dear friend she is, she wanted to hear it. As I told her my thoughts, she said, "I have to pull over. I can't drive and listen at the same time because this story is very good." So, we sat by the lake for nearly two hours while I finished telling Marcie my story. Without one hesitant thought, she said, "why don't you write it."
I looked at her and said, "I'd never even read a book, how can I write one," but, that got the gutsy, daring side of me into full-speed-ahead mode. That is, until I sat at my computer and stared at this blank monster staring back at me, daring me to even think about writing. In my fantasy world, I kept thinking this story would just start writing on its own. Didn't happen. So...as not to let a little 'ol monitor/computer get the best of me, I went into songwriting mode just to get the first line down. From then on I couldn't stop. Three years later in May, 2008, it was finished, in book form, and right or wrong, good or bad, a story. At times it makes me cry . . .a lot. I laugh, and I smile. but mostly I just get a lump in my throat. This story was written straight from my heart. I hope that the story of Dany and Jace touches the readers hearts the way it has touched mine. It is a story that truly does leave one believing in the power of love.
Marcie has been there with me all the way through "The Color of Tears", giving me her thoughts, reading what I'd written, and just being a friend. She has read my second novel, "Rainstorm" and my third novel, "Edge of a Dream "from the manuscripts. Sadly to say, on November 17, 2009, Marcie lost her battle with cancer. Of all three books she's read, she always said her favorite was "The Color of Tears."
I have to thank my friend for saying, "why don't you write it," on that warm August day in 2005. Marcie gave me a gift which I will be forever grateful. I know she's in a better place, but I'm sure, still reading what I write.
