So here is the basic concept.  I’m writing this book with my cousin Kaitlin.  Kaitlin and I share the same maternal grandmother (aka our mom’s are sisters and we’re both the first born).  Anyway, we’re writing a sort of “mother-daughter, generational, coming of age type story” about the lessons we’ve learned over the years. 

Kaitlin likes to call it “If at Fist You Don’t Succeed, do What Your Mother Taught You.”

The STORY part of the book (which is 99% made up) is about us meeting up to go visit our grandmother.  As it unravels we will have trouble getting there, and a conflict of sorts will arise - it will be an adventure story as we travel to get to our grandmother.

The TRUE part of the book will be the “flashback” stories we tell about lessons we’ve learned, qualities passed down from generation to generation, etc.

The POINT of the book is to appeal to our family, not to the masses; however, the hope is that it will be written in a way that everyone can understand and ultimately relate to.

The GOAL is to get it done as a mother’s day gift, and then go from there.