I wrote a message to the girl who will be my main character in the book I am writing. I will officially begin on January 1, 2014, but I thought it a good idea for us to get to know one another a little better before then. She, the character, is based on a friend I really had in the eighth grade when I lived in South Bend, IN. Her father was a big wig at Studebaker Motors. He drove an Avanti, a car that was definitely ahead of its time. The original Studebaker Avanti has been described as “one of the more significant milestones of the postwar industry”.
Her family moved to South Bend from somewhere in California. I could not believe she wanted to be my friend. She was so sophisticated. Her mother was a classic beauty. She always looked gorgeous and sexy, even first thing in the morning. I went over there every day after school. I loved spending time at my friend’s house. (She will remain nameless until she appears in my novel). Her two older sisters went to St Mary’s, a Catholic high school for girls only. They were beautiful too. They, the two sisters, only dated rich Catholic boys who went to Notre Dame. I wanted to marry everyone single one of them. I had a crush on their Dad too, who, was to date, the most handsome man I had ever seen. I wanted to be them, a part of their family.
Can’t tell you anymore now. Just wanted you to know that she and I have reconnected, if only in my mind, and we have quite an adventure ahead of us.
Writing into the Light 