Last weekend I was in Kimberling City, Missouri, a resort town on Table Rock Lake that is associated more with Branson, Silver Dollar City, and all the amazing shows on a winding, congested road through the town. The very nice and wooded condo was a great place to relax, mainly because there wasn’t Wi-Fi in the condos themselves. You could shlump up to the Activity Center and surf to your little heart’s content, but it would have really been nice to access the World Wide Web from the condo. So that’s why I missed last week.
Sky is another background / minor character in my manuscript. Although she is shouting in my head right now saying she plays an important part and should not be labeled as such. She’s a working girl in Eustace’s bordello where my main character, Bill, works. Sky is obviously not her real name, as the time frame is 1939 and I seriously doubt anyone would think to name their precious daughter Sky in 1911, her birth year.
Sky is a high school graduate and even managed to take a college course or two. However, her college days began a few weeks before the stock market crashed in 1929, leaving her family unable to continue to pay her tuition. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and she eventually turned to the world’s oldest profession to sustain herself as the economic downturn trudged on for years.
Sky bonded quickly with her fellow sister and soiled swamp dove Ariel at the brothel in the shotgun house in Bayou Cove, Louisiana. I do have a happy ending for her in my mind. However, it is not mentioned in the manuscript. When I do get a publisher, if they feel Sky’s story should resolve better, then I’ll write it up. Of course, if they don’t, then watch this blog and I’ll post it here. I believe you’ll enjoy her story, after all, history doesn’t write itself.
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What I’m Reading – Many readers I know like to inquire what their favorite author is reading. At the end of each blog post, I’ll let you know what I’m reading. I may not be a published author yet, but I hope my choice of reading material inspires you to read. I’m reading Carl Hiaasen’s Skin Tight. I should finish it up this week. I encourage you to read a variety of topics.