A writer?

Last night I watched a blue ray copy of "The Hobbit". I felt that is paled in comparison to the "Lord of the Rings". I read the Hobbit many years ago and was always amazed at the imagination of J R R Tolkien. I very much liked his works as well as those of Jules Verne. The ability to weave a story from imagination has always intrigued me.

I have often wanted to take pen to paper and put my imagination to words for others. Then when I start, I find that I just do not have the training or technique to produce an inspired product. The imagination, however, I have that to the Nth degree. Perhaps these past 30 years of sitting alone behind the wheel of a truck going down the road has served to feed the wanderings of my mind.

Another sort of author is the one that places their charachters in historic times and places. Not as far as to change historical facts but to embelish upon them. Much like John Jakes and his "Bi-Centienniel Series" . Truly a favorite  of mine. 

I look forward to my retirement from driving trucks, as it will afford me the opportunity to write and research. Often I have thought of building a historic novel upon my family tree research. Because of the combination of documentation and history,the lives of many of my ancestors are open to imagination. I have had ancestors in places at the times that make it most probable that they were indeed in the presence of history. I have found that they have been veterans of every American war since the Revolutionary War.  Some of my ancestors have been a part of shaping this country. Adventurous folks from Tennesse that made their way west to Texas and Oklahoma shortly after the Civil War. Families that were a part of the Oklahoma Land Rush. Railroad men that were a part of the westward expansion in the northern tier of states. '49er's that were part of the gold rush in California and up the west coast to Oregon.

Then there is myself, a woman in a male dominated field. I began driving trucks when there were actually truckstops that did not even have womens restrooms or shower facilities. Things have changed a great deal. There were many women truck drivers before me, especially during World War II. Women were taking necessary jobs that freed men up for the combat needs. Women, though, often returned to the role of homemaker after the end of World War II. Now in this day and age, there are more women than men working. The poor economy is the primary culprit.