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My first three books were Rass, Naomi, and The Girl Who Had No Name. Now, twenty years later I've completed 2 more books set back in the thirties, a second Rass book. Some of my characters were patterned after people I've known, some are blends of people I've known, and some just come to mind as I write, but those are as real as the others. I write in a realistic manner to preserve a time, a place and the people. I create, but I don't distort. My books speak of survival of hard times, of handicaps, of rejection and of exposure to harsh situations. Often there is love and humor interwoven and my characters not only survive, they live with hope and confidence. I write such books for I believe all children have a time for suffering and a time for happiness. How we cope with the suffering determines the time left to happiness. Our struggles cause us to crumble or to grow, the choice is ours. To make my readers aware that there is a choice is why I write. I didn't start writing until I was forty, so my career must last forever for me to get it all on paper. Grandchildren add to my creations. Their struggles differ from my own, their chores involve the latest technology, but the things that make them laugh or cry still makes contact with the things that made me laugh or cry. When I write of struggles set back in time, it makes them aware of the evolution of families, the gaining of strengths by overcoming weaknesses. It is okay to feel sad or angry and be determined not to let history repeat itself, and it's fine to laugh at old time ways, then to feel proud of those people from whom you've sprung, for they survived their time and era. All this helps you not forget how competent and strong you truly are and allows you to dare to reach a little higher. |
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