From Fay - Writing the Book

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Why I wanted to work with Helen to write her story

• For thirty years I heard Helen's story about her life experiences and how they affected her and I wanted to help her tell it.
• I was willing to take a risk and try new things, I have technical skills that would make writing and marketing a book possible.
• I have people in my life that would inspire me and provide me with the skills I was missing.
• I have wanted be a writer since I was a small child. Here was my chance to fulfill one of my dreams.

Challenges in writing the story

• Find a way to explain three variations of dates and facts in what Helen remembered
  
  • What she remembered and thought was true up until age seventy
  • What she learned when she got her orphanage records
  • What I discovered when I talked to her and reviewed the records
    
• I wanted to provide a way for Helen to share with you her reflections on how past events in her life have shaped who she has become
  
• Give historical perspective on events and people in the one hundred year time frame the book covers.

My solution was to create a section called “Reflections and Information” and I have used it throughout the book to give you additional information.

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