A young woman. A calculated act. The close knit bond of extraordinary women leading ordinary lives. True is a stunning tale, which beautifully weaves these dynamic characters and their pristine wild environment, their families and the animals they love, into what undoubtedly becomes a story one will never forget. “A lesson in healing, strength and courage, and above all, the magnificence of true friendship."

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

SOUL OF A STORY

     I am often asked the dreaded question, "What is your book about?" I have discovered while in the publishing/ printing phase, that writing a brief synopsis for the back cover is a complicated process of distilling down around ninety thousand words into a few paragraphs.  This is definitely an art form! Recently I have come to find myself needing to reveal not only plot lines, characters and the who, where, what and why...

The following is what I believe to be the soul of the story...
       
     True is about life and love in all of its beautiful, strange, chaotic, romantic, maternal, collective, desperate, misguided and unconditional aspects. It is about passages, the journeys over a lifetime through childhood, coming of age, womanhood, marriage, mothering, midlife and the great beyond. It is about sisterhood and friendship, our connections to our families, the men in our lives, our animals and most importantly ourselves. True is about the beautiful and the terrible in the same breath. How hardships and illness and abuse and violence and the longing for peace bring us through the fire, scarred but transformed and more whole than we could ever imagine by the realization that we create our own reality.  It's a choice, we are either alone or all one...True is about bigotry, narrow mindedness and seeing through the filters of our own convoluted, tunnel vision. It is about young people feeling worthy enough to receive love and old people having to let go of all they have known, and all the between from birth to death. True is about nature, the wild, pristine, raw preciousness inherent in our earth's systematic, artistic perfection. It is about the kindness of humanity and how our deep bonds matter. It is about being connected and fully present in our quest for honest wisdom. True is about love and being true, being free, staying wild and holding fast.

                                                           MELINDA
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3 comments:

  1. Jasveena R PrabhagaranJuly 26, 2013 at 10:24 PM

    melinda, while reading your book, even I had that question on mind. Where did you find your inspiration to write this story. Thank you for clarfiying :D

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  2. UnknownSeptember 1, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    This sounds like a wonderful book, Melinda and thank you for sharing the soul of your story. I love what you said here, "True is about the beautiful and the terrible in the same breath. How hardships and illness and abuse and violence and the longing for peace bring us through the fire, scarred but transformed and more whole than we could ever imagine by the realization that we create our own reality." This is so true and for that one simple, yet complex understanding, we have the ability to transform ourselves and live up to our full potential.

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  3. MusingsSeptember 5, 2013 at 10:36 PM

    Having read the book, Yes i can vouch for it all! true for me has been a affirming story that life is made of and for love,friendship and self-worth. Everything else is secondary!!

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