Lots of the women I met in Iowa last week have similar lives--we're caring for husbands, children, and aging parents, and there are days when it sucks the life right out of us. On the other hand, this is the life I make fun of and write about, so it's a question of balance and perspective.
I tried to start a new novel recently about a woman coping with too many helpless/indigent/annoying relatives living in her house. One of the central characters was going to be the Mother in Law, whom she's never really liked, but now must care for. Hmmm... wonder who THAT character would be modeled after? Anyway, I realized that I'm not ready to write that book yet because I'm LIVING IT, and it's not all that funny to me yet. I'll need to find a way to "back away from it" and look at it with less emotion and more objectivity, before I'll be able to do justice to the subject.
I've got stories about it coming out of my... wazoo... but cheap giggles aren't enough. I want to break new ground, or at least bring something to it that's deeply human as well as very funny.
AND SPEAKING OF WHICH, HERE COMES MIL, OUT OF HER BEDROOM FOR THE START OF A NEW, CONFUSING DAY.... BYE FOR NOW!
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"REVENGE OF THE SOCCER MOMS"
Never underestimate smart, funny, and slightly bored stay-at-home moms, especially when they get angry.
Teenage drivers, abusive husbands, vandals, and child molesters are no match for these women.
But when does Neighborhood Watch become Vigilantism? And when the Moms kill a cheating husband
and the 24-hour news channels camp out in their neighborhood, will their lives ever be the same?
Never underestimate smart, funny, and slightly bored stay-at-home moms, especially when they get angry.
Teenage drivers, abusive husbands, vandals, and child molesters are no match for these women.
But when does Neighborhood Watch become Vigilantism? And when the Moms kill a cheating husband
and the 24-hour news channels camp out in their neighborhood, will their lives ever be the same?
About Me
- Myra Levine
- I have edited a new and much-improved versions of my first novel, and am on the hunt for a new agent. Meanwhile, I'll be working on my second novel and dreaming of book deals and movie rights. Like all writers. Back in the 80's and 90's, I ran a video production company for many years and wrote dozens of TV and radio ads, political spots, and training and marketing videos. Then I adopted my daughter from China, met and married David, adopted a son from Vietnam, and began writing fiction. (Some of the political ads were fiction, but that's another story.) Now I'm revising my second novel, and caring for my mother and mother in law, both diagnosed with dementia. If I can turn my personal circus into a best seller, it will all be worthwhile. Otherwise, it's a daily root canal.
HERE'S THE QUESTION
Can a smartass mom achieve commercial success as a novelist? My husband and our creditors sincerely hope so.
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