Writing – Batteries Re-Recharged…again!

Because of the motivation of important people in my life, my writing has been recharged! I am so excited about recent developments and want to share with you some of what is happening.

As you know, I have been working on a writing project that is set, at least partially, in a village of Newton MA called The Lake. It is a beautiful section of city that is, or at least was, predominately, Italian. I have been working on this project on and off for the last couple of years. With my dad’s illness and subsequent death, I essentially dropped any writing and really felt like I was never going to pick it up again. Though the story is not a true memoir, it was based in reality and it simply was too painful to write about now that my dad was dead. The story includes the death of the main character’s father.

But with the magic and the motivation and guidance of a person that is very important to me, I have picked up the writing again. For the first time with this project, I have begun to actively do research. I am no longer writing in a vacuum depending on my faulty memory. I friended a person, a local legend rather, on Facebook, from The Lake and we have met in a local Italian restaurant , complete with Pavarotti in the background and talk all about the neighborhood. There isn’t a person he doesn’t know. I have already recorded hours of conversations and begun slowly transcribing it. He has introduced me to some really colorful local people and we are setting up even more meetings. I will share with you soon some of the more interesting stories.

I am documenting and recording everything I can and every person I meet. Even my mom has a fascinating story of the neighborhood that I knew nothing about. It is time to put meat on the bones of this project and we will see what comes from it.

At this point, I just want all of you to realize how excited I am to be writing and how grateful I am for the support.

That is all for now.