TCS is different. This is all new. Every time i sit at the computer, I'm continuing where I left off. Sometimes the scenes work, and most of the time they don't. Since the story is very close and personal to me, I am hesitant to give it to an editor. The characters are closer to home than "Wonderland" and while TCS isn't biographical, it is, as I said, close and personal to me. Until chapter 3 rolls around, a lot of you are probably scratching your heads wondering "WTH is she talking about??" so I'll spare you any more confusion.
Wow, I really didn't mean to go off on a tangent there, LOL. Basically, the gist of this ENTIRE post was to say:
THE COFFEE SHOP - CHAPTER THREE is submitted to Lit.
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!!
xoxo,
LilyA
THE COFFEE SHOP - CHAPTER THREE is submitted to Lit.
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!!
xoxo,
LilyA
Just read ch1,2&3. Ya close to home is right but its the kind of intense story about people I love to read. A lot more to tell, I can see because you have only touched the surface of the trauma.
ReplyDeleteI young friend that I mentor. She loves reading and writing. Talented gal a friend of my youngest daughter. Six months after I met her she attempted suicide. Severe anxiety and depression; it never really showed, her daily appearance was a not a signal. This is my third pass thru the trauma of dealing with someone you care for that is suffering from severe mental illness. It is not easy and doest get easier with experience. I read your words I was reminded of exactly the same scene played in my real life. I spent almost two years in one case, a daughter, communication was impossible at times and the barrier you describe is only a fragment of how great the barrier to communication and the release for the victim of these terrible overlooked situations can create. I am sending good thoughts your way for a wonderful and succesful writing career. Thanks for your time and efforts.
Jim
Jim, thank you for your comment. "Caleb" is made up of many people I have known throughout my life, in both high school and college. But most of my inspiration derives from a student my mother used to teach a few years ago. Despite all the setbacks (he lived with his aunt, uncle, and their two kids in an apartment sleeping on the floor; his clothes and bike were sold for drug money; and he never had food) he was the smartest kid in my mother's class. She was one of the teachers who helped raise money for his meals and helped another teacher take him clothes shopping. This "Caleb" had never been shopping before in his entire life, and thought this was the coolest thing ever. He'd never been to a mall.
ReplyDeleteMy "Caleb" is based on a lot of what this kid, my Muse, had to go through, but with many more roadblocks. The Caleb of my story is what I could imagine my Muse would've been like if he had thought of himself always as a victim.
I know I'm just brushing the surface of trauma - I'm not equipped to deal with or even understand what people who have been abused have gone through. All I can hope is that people who read Caleb's story will think twice about their neighbors or their own actions. I hope I can make someone react. That's all that really matters in the end.
Thanks for reading, LilyArc.