It has been a very busy weekend! My son celebrated his birthday on Sunday, so we partied Saturday, and then of course, we partied on a smaller scale on Sunday, so I really have not had the time to do much writing, which makes me sad.
However, the good thing is that I am getting good reviews from the people who have read the book, and that makes me happy. I am finding that Women’s groups want me to come and speak. I have been asked to participate in a Women’s Day program on June 21st, and of course I said yes: and I was asked this morning to participate in another, where her church wants to purchase copies of the book for all of the women to have and read prior to my coming out!
And my church members want copies, too! So this makes me happy…ier! I continue to marvel at how God has ordered my steps…I only classified my work as “fiction,” but somehow, it has been marketed as, “Christian Fiction.” This tickles me. They say when you look for a sign from God, He will provide one, and He did.
This of course makes me extremely happy. I wrote Aiyana’s story because I felt it was one that needed to be told. So many women just suffer in silence, and I my heart goes out to them…you know, in some countries, thieves are punished by having a hand lobbed off. I wish that were the same punishment for men who abuse women—whatever hand you use to raise against her, should be the same hand the Law lobs off! If that would happen, perhaps we would not see the devastating effects that we do from domestic violence.
And the really bad thing surrounding this subject matter? I have other stories, by other women that need to be told…and I will tell them in due time. As I stated earlier in my blog series though—these stories are hard to write as I totally assume the female character—what she thinks, what she feels…and I walk in her shoes.
Well, for now, these are things on my mind, so I am going to sign off, and get to work!
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