The impetus for MURPHYS came from an unlikely source–Star Wars. Did another book serve as a model for yours, either in structure or inspiration? Tell us how.
So, hurry up and give me the next question. Personally, there are other things I want, but I wouldn’t say I can’t have them. And she wants to know she can believe it. She doesn’t want the push and pull anymore. All the while, though, Carley wants to be folded in and feel like she belongs somewhere. She longs for the affection and gentleness of Julie Murphy (foster mother) but keeps her distance because she fears the love. She longs to have her mother back but doesn’t want her at the same time because she fears the pain. Imagine how our world would change if ALL children were well cared for and loved! Oh my God–Imagine what we could do! How different the world would be?!Ĭarley wants a lot, actually. I’d also want all children who are not mothered to find someone to nurture them. There are also some things I’d really like to undo for the people I really love such as my niece’s car accident. To get serious (gasp!) I’d like my brother, Michael Eric, and my Mum back. Wow! What are we talking about here? I’d really like a mocha latte, but I’d also like to be able to fly or travel through time. A little like real life, huh? What do you want that you can’t have? How would your main character answer the same question? Dealing with them in the moment and predicting the next one coming around the corner. So, yes, this story is all about changes. Then she hates it that she doesn’t hate it.īut, when the state says that Carley’s mother wants her back, will she lose the only real family she’s ever known? The Murphys (with the help of Carley’s hard-edged, Broadway obsessed friend, Toni) chip away at her barriers, transforming her.
However, as Carley is drawn to her foster mom, Julie, and the youngest of her three boys, those rules become harder and harder to follow. She avoids physical contact and follows a strict rule about never, ever crying, because that is for the weak. From that point on, the story is all about Carley dealing with changes-both external and internal.Ĭarley must navigate the unfamiliar territory of a bustling, happy family and come to terms with the reality that a life she’s never thought existed actually does–just not for her. The point of change is in the first line when the reader finds that Carley is in the backseat of a social worker’s car on her way to a foster home placement. What is the point of change in this story? Every good story starts at the point of change.
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