Apr 03 2008
Countdown to Delivery
Possibly the most boring people on earth are new parents and new authors. All we want to talk about are our newborn creations. How beautiful, clever and destined for greatness they are. I’m no different, nervously awaiting the birth of my first book, Silent Girl, and blabbing about it all over triciadower.com.
What I’d like to do in this space is give you a chance to blab with me about some of the contemporary issues that form the context for Silent Girl. Issues like gender politics, racism, forced marriage, incest, domestic violence, sexual slavery, and other forms of oppression. We can introduce lighter topics, too—go wherever the energy takes us. I may end up having a discussion with myself for a while, but, hey, I’m a writer—accustomed to spending great blocks of time alone talking (or writing) to myself.
Between now and book birth—expected by May 1st—please leave a comment about which issues interest you most and why. Once Silent Girl emerges from the delivery room, we can pick one and start blabbing.
the images are so powerful, it reaches the deepest states of relationship to femininity. Congratulations and a long road to Silent girl!
Thank you, Suzie. It’s an exciting moment and I’m so happy to share it with you.
Tricia, love the new site and can’t wait for the book! Is that your regular writing view at the top of the blog? It’s spectacular!
Hi, Andrew, thanks for stopping by. That would be a pretty wonderful everyday view, but it’s in Alberta and I’m not. Colin took the photo nearly four years ago when we visited Mountain View after his cousin died. The view inspired the setting of “Passing Through,” one of the stories in the collection. That’s Old Chief Mountain in the background.