Little Women....

I sit here, late at night, writing down ideas for my second manuscript and behind me are the voices of Winona Ryder and Susan Saradon in the movie "Little Women." As a young girl, when I first read "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott at the age of 9, I was truly captivated by the lives of the March women, mainly Josephine "Jo" March's. Jo's character defines me to the core. She's very outspoken and she cares deeply for her family (my God, she cuts her long beautiful hair in order to get her mother rail money to visit her wounded father). She is also headstrong and believes she should win every argument. Then there is the writer in Jo, the one thing in the world that she loves the most as do I. Like I said before, I never once thought of myself as a writer or someone who could possibly write a manuscript, but life likes throwing you many curve balls. Tonight, while watching the 1994 version of Little Women, there was a scene that truly touched my heart. As everything in Jo's life seems to be crumbling down around her and she's lost all hope, an opportunity presents itself and inspires Jo to write about her family's journey of hope, love, happiness and the lessons learned. The reason that scene touched me so was because about 3 years ago I found myself in a similar position and for me, writing was a medium that allowed me to let go of frustration, reflect on the good and bad times along with learning something about those moments. The end product of my writing became my first manuscript.

Along the way, I will post more about other novels that have touched my heart and my life. Some have molded who I am today and others truly remind me of a certain period in my life. For now, please enjoy the short clip of Winona Ryder potraying Jo March in "Little Women." The scene that I spoke about above begins about 1:07 into the video.

Good night for now.....