Waiting

In writing there is much "waiting to hear." I am in one of those periods. My manuscript for STRING WEAVERS is with a publishing company that publishes Young Adult novels. I think SW is a good Young Adult crossover, which means its audience is teens to adults. My husband, one of my toughest critics, thinks it fits well there and he doesn't even like most novels, being a biography man. I hope the publisher, who has read it before and asked for changes in the point of view, will want it for the company's line of teen books. If not, maybe it will be my "book under my bed" for awhile. I am discouraged about selling it as an adult book and I think it fits better as a crossover.

I have begun outlining Book II in the series, WHITE HAIR. In it Michael meets an ancient Cherokee who becomes his mentor teaching him lessons on how to be a man. There are elements of WWII history and the part the Cherokee played as Wind Talkers in both WWI and WWII. The conflict comes when Michael discovers that some poachers that he and White Hair meet have ties to Hitler's anthropologists who were sent to learn the Indian tribes' languages between wars.

Also, I continue to work on RIGHTEOUS ACTS. During my trip to Birmingham and my walks around Mountain Brook I clarified in my own mind the part Jill's inner conflicts will play in the story. Stay tuned for more.