Chapter 5
195 Words
Every writer relies on others. Most readers are happily unaware of all the steps that create the story they read. But there are people to thank for what you are about to read. First, to my family members who were my first critics, whose suggestions I hope have made me a better writer and the story more fun.
To my designer, Jack Parry, who has once again, created the cover which caught your eye.
To my editor, Amy Davis of Riverfog Writers Group, who has patiently showed me the world of words, and how they blend to show the story as I tell it.
I want to mention that for a writer to create dialogue from different generations, having the ear from another generation is critical for accuracy. I want to thank Sean Patrick Geraghty for lending me his.
I would like to give a shout-out and a special thanks to David Rosica, who at fifteen, read the first manuscript (in a day), and used a word no one likes to hear, “but.” His intuition told him that if I changed the ending, I could keep the story going. I took his advice.
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