And so it begins... Again...

As a reward for finishing multiple proposals to the best of my ability before I have them reviewed... I allowed myself to begin a new (but old) project!

If you have read my first blog post, you'll know that I started writing when I was 12 years old. The story I wrote was a World War II historical fiction centering around a young girl who grew to love her best friend, then had to survive while her love and her family went off to war.

I revised the original story a few years ago, but I still wasn't completely happy with it. The story did not live up to what I remembered. My father cried when he read the original, and I just felt the first revision wasn't quite there yet.

After giving the story a lot of thought, I made a few plot decisions that I'm confident will make the story more genuine and give people a better idea of what it was really like during World War II, both for the soldiers and for the family members waiting for their return. In addition, I feel the changes in the way I'm going to tell the story will make the love story that much more endearing.

I've spent quite a bit of time researching various aspects of the war in relation to my main male character. When I finally started the writing process a few nights ago, I wanted to make sure what I wrote was authentic. As a very small sneak preview, I'll give you this hint: I sat listening to a recording of a B-17 engine as I wrote the first chapter of my book.

I can't wait to share the final product with all my readers in a few months. It truly brings me joy to put a story together that shares more about life, love, and faith in a way that impacts people. I can't wait to see where this story goes, as I am only about 10, 000 words in right now. Who knows how many more words to go, but the journey I am embarking on to rearrange the alphabet in a meaningful way to transport people back to the 1930's and 40's... My excitement and joy are through the roof for this enchanting tale of love and war!

Visit the link "Books" on my main page to figure out why I chose the photo I did for this post!