The Write Slice: Write or Wrong

Rosamunde Pilcher writes a story of a British teenage girl before and during WWII in her novel, Coming Home . The novel spans approximately ten years of time in Judith's life as her family leaves her at boarding school while they rejoin her father in Singapore.  While the family is separated, WWII erupts, separating the family members indefinitely.  During Judith's stay in England, fortune smiles upon her as she gains fame, a surrogate family, and eventually love. The story is fun, and it is nice to see how a country more directly impacted by WWII was affected.  Although the story focuses on Judith's daily life, that life is changed by the events around her (such as having to make blackout curtains, or waiting for gasoline ration cards).  But eventually Judith's daily life also adjusts and changes as she joins the armed forces.  As this story focuses on Judith's daily life, it is enjoyable to follow her relationships and interactions between her and those ar...

Yeah, so I obviously haven't been posting much lately. And that goes along with about how much I've been writing too. But I really have a good excuse this time...I had a baby! That's right. Life caught up with me as I prepared for and welcomed a new member into my family. I had a little boy on June 21. He was 5 lbs. 13 oz. (the exact same size my first son was), and 18 inches long. I just took him today for his two-week check-up and he has grown two inches and weighs 7 1/2 lbs! He's my little champion eater. I'm hoping to jump back on the writing bandwagon in the next week or so, so look for some new blog updates. I haven't had much opportunity to write because when my two boys have been taking naps, so have I. But I think my newborn will start sleeping more at night, so I can get back to writing in the middle of the day. Here's hoping...