An Author’s Random Musing: Current Project

So, my current project (which is one that I began during NaNo) is one that is different from my other novels. Instead of writing a Regency with Romance and a hint of mystery, I’ve been writing a YA Historical piece of fiction that is set after the Civil War in America.

There are a couple different sources of inspiration for this one. I grew up watching shows like Bonanza, which I adore. Although I know the stories told in that show show a romanticized version of the old west, I love it. I’ve written several works of fanfiction (the horror!) for the show and there just doesn’t seem to be enough novels for younger readers set in this time period.

I also have been drawing on the deaf culture. When I looked into the history of deaf people in America, I learned a great deal that I never knew. With a main character that is deaf, I’ve needed as much help as I could with this aspect, since I myself am not deaf.

My Hands Hold My Story (working title) is a story that I feel like actually has a message hidden within the narrative, about treating those with differences as equals.

Or, maybe I have just been interrupted too many times.

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