Updates

So let's see, new things... I've had to put off the book on my tribal history because of some personal issues, but I hope to get back to it very soon. The goal of the project is to do a combination of two main things. First I want to document the tribes history, of course. It is a small tribe and not many people have bothered to write very much about them, so there's a lot of blanks to fill in. Fortunately there is a strong oral tradition, as in most Native American people, so it's just a matter of taking the time to listen to the Elders. The second part is the fun part, for me anyway. I'd like to weave the tribal legends into the book, there are so many and they are so vivid. It will be very interesting to see if I am able to integrate them into the book so that both facts, and the wonderfully detailed and imaginative legends of the tribe's origin can come alive and capture the readers mind and heart.

In the mean time, I have started on yet another novel. It has characters that my best friend and I came up with together when we were 12 and 13 years old. A project that she had faith that I could tackle all those years ago. (Ahhh to be that naive again... NOT! *Laughs hysterically*) I have finally started the book now though, and it's moving along very well. I'm about 100 pages in and the characters are still strong, are in fact, getting stronger. It is another Chick Lit book, but much lighter then my first, and pretty fun. I'm going to try to get in here to post at least once a week, but I have also started college this fall and things get pretty hectic so no guarantees.