Monday, May 24, 2021

Have the Dog, Define the Characters


                                                                                                                                                                                       The old adage to write about what you know went right out the window when I was told the kids needed to be different ethnicities. Talk about 'politically correct'! 

 Okay, I can do that. I'll just create the kids to be exactly like the kids I knew when I was growing up only have them look different.  They won't care.  They're about the same age, best friends and neighbors.  That'll do.

So I created the families. The Whites.  Dad George, mom Sarah and their kids Bud and Sis. George is a stockbroker.  The only one in the small village of Serenity.

 Sarah is a stay at home mom but helps out at the local library or art gallery when they find themselves shorthanded. She has her hands full with Bud and Sis. Especially Bud since he's the mischievous leader of the Gang of Four.

Sis is smarter than she acts.  She finds it easier to deal with Bud that way. Their best friends and neighbors are Lin Huang and Deon Brown. More about them in the next post as this saga continues.  I hope you'll come along for the ride!


2 comments:

Word Tosser said...

Welcome back to the land of Blog..... I think this is going to be great on so many levels... One to show that if you have an idea that gnaws at you... go for it... also they will learn from your blog, that while it is not a trip of picnic's it is well worth the ride. And how to get over the bumps in the road, even the large ones.. And the pride of seeing your hard work become the product. and then the amazement to learn there are others out there, who loved what you did... And two.. to learn even if you have naysayers in your life.. you can get pass that, and have your dream come true.. I think the hardest part of being a beginning writer is... having faith in yourself.. and hopefully those who read this.. will see it can be done.. and hopefully they have a chorus of YOU CAN DO THIS... like you have had..

Mari Meehan said...

Thanks CIs. And thanks for being one of my first and strongest supporters. Sometimes "thanks" isn't enough.