Power Multiplied

People This Time!

Eep. Gone so long from my blog friends. Why the absence? First, my laptop went down completely. Had to take it up to San Isidro where there is an Apple Store--but not an Apple Store where the helpful reps had any clue what was wrong with it. Whether I tried to have it fixed or bought a new one, I first would need to download my contents into a hard drive. But by this time I was due to go to Hawaii. True, it seems counterintuitive to go from Costa Rica to Hawaii, but this time I wasn't going for the island beauty and abundant marine life--I was going for a very great friend's retirement party. What? Cathy Parker going for people instead of animals? I know, you can hardly credit it. But yes, in this case, I put a human being at the top of the to-see list.This is not common for me. I explored this aspect of my personality for myself in the Power Rising trilogy through my protagonist Shannon Kendricks, although this exploration may not be noticeable to the casual reader. Authors do this sometimes--try to get at their own inner story while wring a different story. Did I succeed in this endeavor? Well, I will say this much: it was a good start.