It is raining! I will take the rain, after months seeing no real precipitation, as motivation to renew this blog that has become stagnate while I worked on finishing the novel. The first and part of the 2nd draft are finished, and I am in the process of major revisions. Rereading some sections, I often think, Was I asleep while writing this? It is awful! This is humbling work, always reminding myself that I taught students for years that the first couple of drafts are frame work--getting ideas down. Revising is where the artistic pen goes to work, and the scenes and emotions shine. I have an enormous amount of work to do. Hopefully inspiration will fall with each drop of moisture.
The joy of this rain must be a little of the ecstasy felt by troops at the end of WW II—especially those who were in POW camps wondering what the Germans or Japanese would do with them in retaliation for defeat. In this year of the 70th anniversary of the beginning of WW II, it is important that we remember these heroes of years ago. The sacrifices they made are so often forgotten. It is so easy to look at these now very elderly men and women and forget they have tremendously interesting stories of bravery and adventures to tell--worthy of novels and movies. If you know an elderly person, take time to visit with them about their lives during the War. If never a part of the military, the folks on the Home Front also have memories of sacrifice, privations, and changes in the culture of the period.
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These are stories that need to be shared, about people who deserve to be honored and remembered. I can't wait to read your completed work! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, there are too few of them left. My parents were both veterans, Mom of WWII, Dad of WW II, Korea, and Viet Nam. They can no longer tell their stories, but I know their experiences, and the experiences of so many like them, will live on in the stories in your book.
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