A writer's notebook

Post #2 - Major step forword: Graphic artist completed the cover art for my book Pennington's Patrimony. Not only that, but she transmitted it to the publisher (Infinity), saving me a good deal of trouble. Her work will be on the cover; Infinity artists will do the spine and back page.

This book started out to be about the young protagonist and the father-figure he "adopts" to make up for the absence of a father in his own life (he was born as a result of a rape). But as the story developed, I realized that nearly all the major characters in the book, both male and female, have "issues" with their fathers - whether they be good fathers or bad, absent or present.

My conclusion was that fathers play a huge role in the lives of their offspring, much larger than I had suspected as I was growing up. Stereotypes aside, we all harbor fond memories, and we often cannot forget the slights, real or imagined, that helped to define our relationship with our fathers. Strange how it all developed - strange, but interesting.