✍🏿What’s Your Story?
Marc Boston: On a Mission of Self-Empowerment
“What’s Your Story?” is a guest post feature on BCBA’s blog. Indie/Self-Published authors are invited to write about their books, writing journey, creative process, inspiration, rewards and challenges of publishing, etc. They can go in whatever direction they choose. We are excited and grateful for their willingness to share, and we hope you enjoy Marc Boston’s story.
It’s bedtime.
And as the evening ritual goes, I tote under my arm one of our recent library books finds, or we decide on one of the old faithful, well-worn favorites from the bookshelf, the kind that never seems to get tired or stale. I find a comfortable spot on the floor while my three young daughters circle me like little moons orbiting their host planet. I put on my glasses, fold back the cover, and we immerse ourselves into the world that this portable piece of paper-bound magic has provided, to the delight of my young listeners.
This particular evening would prove to be quite different, as an innocent yet compelling observation was made that would eventually transform my world.
The nightly reading began as it usually did and was proceeding nicely. However, around the midpoint of the tale, my oldest daughter made an alert analysis of an issue that was rather conspicuous to me, though it was something I hadn’t realized she was cognizant of, even with her precocious young mind.
“Dad, why aren’t there any brown characters in the stories that we read at night?”
This was a question that was felt deep within my soul; this inquiry shook the foundations of my being; it was like a seed planted in the soil of my consciousness that if properly nurtured, would be the call to action that I truly needed. Continue reading...
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