Monday, November 4, 2013

            

            Welcome, welcome, as I greet you all to my first blogging effort, I also hope you will receive me with some kindness and leniency.  This world is new to me; one I had not considered entering until Matthew decided it was time.   It is all Matthew's fault really, he insisted and nudged, he would wake me up in the wee hours of the morning, until finally, in order to get some needed rest, I threw my hands in the air and said:  you win. 
            And who is this Matthew you ask?  He is none other than the male lead of my first novel:  Destiny's Plan. 
            The funny thing is, he has been in my life on and off, throughout the past thirty years.   I have seen him in all my travels – I used to fly quite a lot – going home, leaving home and everywhere else around the globe.   Alone, or in a group, I watched him . . . always.   A young serviceman; traveling on orders, ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for his country. 
            Our ritual was the same, we greeted each other in passing; a simple nod of respect and acknowledgment was sufficient.  But three years ago everything changed.  He must have figured out I was preparing to give up life on the road, and as I was driving home from the airport at two am, he began to demand.  Loudly mind you . . . what about my story?
            This world is a funny—quirky, really—place, and as luck, or destiny, should have it, a few days after Matthew yell in my ear, a close friend suggested I should write a book . . . right?  
            And so here I am, happily reporting the story has been finished and Matthew is calmer these days.  Oh, by the way . . . we are not going to Iraq or Afghanistan.   In this story, we are going a little further back in time, we are going to the Sixties and Vietnam, (insert a quick shrug here) it is what my young man wanted. 

Do visit again, in the following weeks and until the book is published, I promise to give a few more hints about Matthew and . . . goodness did I forget to mention the love of his life, Raquel?  Yes, it is also her story; thankfully she speaks with a much softer voice.   

8 comments:

  1. Ah... finally! So many voices to be heard and stories to tell. Congratulations, my friend. Congratulations!

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  2. Very, very nice. It's about time you are out there. Congratulations.

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  3. Very exciting! Congratulations.

    "The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."

    Saint Augustine

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  4. Thank you my dear friends, for your wonderful comments and support. It is very exciting to venture out in new directions and explore new worlds. Hopefully on your next visit I will have expanded the page a little more. Stay tuned

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  5. * Waving * Querida, your story is one that needs to be shared! Congratulations on your current accomplishments and your future accomplishments! Hugs.

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  6. Best of luck on your new venture!!!

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  7. Best of luck, Victoria! (And Matthew, of course). ;o)

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  8. How have I not commented! I think maybe I was busy at your house! I love Matthew and am glad he convinced you to get your story out there.

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