As a romance writer, I write a form of fantasy, especially
the Happily-Ever-After (HEA) ending. However, I often include a lot of truth in
my books. More often than not, it’s my truth—things I’ve learned over my life.
When my friend recently described her daughter’s divorce, I flashed back to my
experiences.
My BluegrassReunion Series is set in Kentucky with heroines who are usually single
moms. I was a single mom too for many years, so I felt comfortable writing about
heroines in similar situations. The thing is, most of my heroines were single
moms for reasons other than divorce. They were aunts or moms who had never
married.
It wasn’t until thirty years after the fact that I felt
comfortable enough with myself to create a divorced
heroine.
In KentuckyRain, Kate deals with very hurtful experiences—exchanging her child with the child’s father once a week, dealing
with the knowledge of the other
woman, facing her own inadequacies, and handling life as a single parent.
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
It happened with me. It’s happened to thousands of women. It
happens with Kate in the book, a true she-roe.
As hard as my divorce was, I’m better for going through it
and surviving. It just took me a long time before I could write about its
realities.
The revised and re-edited Kentucky Rain will be
available later this month.
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Thanks, Jan. The truth is no matter how long ago some events take place in our lives the pain is there. Sharing through your heroine makes you one too.
ReplyDeleteSurvival first, perspective later. I'm pretty sure that coming from one place or another, we all know exactly what you're talking about. If we had pie charts of our lives, I wonder how big the wedge of pain would be.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nora, and your book likely helps many facing similar situations. Looking forward to reading Kentucky Rain.
ReplyDeleteGood for you for finally tackling that piece of your life! We all have pain that has affected us and when we put it in our books I think it shows through and helps others relate to our characters.
ReplyDeleteKentucky Rain is sure to resonate with many readers. And I don't know anyone who didn't come through a divorce stronger and wiser once the pain receeded.
ReplyDeleteWith or without children, divorce is a watershed event in life. I love the honesty in your post, and that's what you bring to your characters too.
ReplyDeleteTakes a while for sure, time helps with a lot of things. Great of you to share.
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