Change Is Constant

I am currently writing my nineteenth story for Kindle Vella.  It is a sad story, with a bit of myself hidden between the lines.   I was never a hippy, and I did not attend Woodstock or do illegal drugs, but I was a child coming of age in the 1960's. I may have added the beads and the flower in my hair if I wasn't afraid of my parents.  They were strict and fair.  I was an only child and they had me late in life.  Mom was 34 and dad was 37.  In 1951 that was out of the ordinary. I was spoiled, and I knew it.  I thanked them by respecting the boundaries they set for me.  My writing lets me take a character like Cora, and lock her away from reality. Cora is a hippy in her eighties, the only thing she gave up is the drugs, and of course sex. She is alone and content with her life..... Until............... one day, she receives a package intended for someone else, and her life opens up for the first time in years. It is a work in progress,  you ca...

  I enjoyed writing my first book.  I didn't make a lot of money, but I was proud of myself.  I was on Amazon.com, Kindle, and paperback. I bought a copy of each for myself. I didn't care if the money wasn't flowing in, I was hooked on writing. I wanted my next book to be for older children. The illustrations in the first book were beautiful, but it raises the cost of printing.  My next book would have a few pencil sketches just to give the reader something to focus on.   I wanted the book to be affordable to everyone.  Times With Terry , I don't want to be here, was created.  My good friend Marla Banta drew the sketches and I had my second book on Amazon.  Things were changing for me.  I was ready to write my next book.  Terry had  unfinished business, so I thought I should go back to her character and continue her story. Times With Terry , I know what I have to do was born.  If you thought about writing, painting, or if ...