Teenagers today seemed to believe that parents can’t know the answer to anything. I ponder this as I write about Elizabeth who is a teenager who did turn to her parents for answers to questions she had no answer for. One thing Elizabeth did struggle with was expressing the pain she had with holding back her physical desires to be with her boyfriend. Secrets between her and her boyfriend served as a bond that brought more of a barrier between her parents and her. I wonder how many girls and boys keep those secrets from there parents?

Why questions...

How do teenagers value themselves? Who do they turn to for support and love? How many young girls think that a boyfriend is the answer to their problems? Does the color of a teenager’s hair, eyes or body shape influence their popularity at school?

Only one of the millions of reasons I'm writing my novel.

I have felt a strong desire to finish this revising of my book. My goal is to touch someone’s life. It is hard to write with therapies, dinner, laundry and busing everyone places. Somehow, I know with prayer and faith I will find time to write and finish this book it’s been waiting to be published for nine years now.
I have been wondering why young teenagers feel a need to have a girlfriend or boyfriend. I guess it’s to hold on to something that is missing.
This is one reason I'm writing my novel. Teenagers need to taste all types of gum before making a choice of which one is their favorite. I wish, oh how I wish, I didn’t have a study boyfriend in high school. It was a pivotal moment that has caused a lasting affect on my life! After 28 years it still haunts me.

Been sick... but thinking about book.

On New Years Eve my daughter was sharing the story of my book with a friend as we sat around the Kitchen table. I was thrilled to see her expressions with each scene she shared. I have not written in my book since before Christmas, but ideas and stories I need to write about keep coming to mind.
I'm sick and feel horrible. Sad part is I can't take anything for the cold with having Glaucoma.

Thoughts... thoughts... thoughts!

I have thought often, of who in the world would want to read such a book as I have eagerly written, these last nine years. I have taken several creative writing classes to help me use the best word usage, without tag lines, and repeated scenes of boring subjects.
From the moment I wake up, until the time my head touches the pillow, my mind continues to focus on parts of my book. When I am driving to a therapy for my son with autism, or putting a load of laundry in the washer my thoughts are focused on one thing and it's my book.
I hope and pray my book will touch someone life. I'm not interested in the money, as much as touching someone life. Yes, I have to be honest, the money would be a added plus benefit, but my main focus of my book is to touch someones life. I want to bring new meaning to what life can hold, for those that struggle with trials. Well, it's late...
Christmas is over and a new year will begin. The year of 2010 will be a year of much growth. Growth of publishing my book.

Take the Journey down this path with me...

I will write weekly in my blog my thoughts of the journey I have had with writing my novel.
Hope you will join my journey.