Interview with Bev Goodman, author of Woodfield, a gated community
Tell us about Woodfield, a gated community An inspirational humorous novel created to reach every day people about their every day issues. Sometimes it is those of us who are the most unlikely to conquer a situation who actually do, and who inspire the heck out of us! A story which reveals how the pain we feel is caused by how we see things rather than by the situation itself. The protagonist Ashley Loveit prompts you not to just think about your life but to ‘re-think’ it. And it all begins with a pair of blue shoes… Okay, you’ve intrigued us. But what’s the story? As her balloon is pierced prick by prick Ashley splats, splutters, and spews her way through a reality she never anticipated. One morphed with philandering husbands, depositions, courtroom brawls, mental breakdowns, and friends holding life-long secrets. It is betwixt and between her mess and by sheer serendipity she becomes awestruck by the calm powerful wisdom of Lily White, an unlikely friend. Through Ashley’s association with Lily a hidden hero emerges, one hidden way way way down, beneath the layers. And, while Ashley is the most unlikely person to become anyone’s hero or model for life, as she begins to emerge she simultaneously opens pockets in your own heart as she re-aligns her life into one much more authentic. What genre is it? What kind of readers will it appeal to? How long did it take to write? So are your friend’s chapters still in the book or did you rewrite the whole thing? Oh okay, now we get it. Two weeks is really impressive, though. What was the most challenging part of your creative process? Tell us a bit about yourself. On the human plain, I have two undergraduate psych degrees and a post graduate law degree. A few years ago I chose to surrender my overstressed private practice and return home to raise my two girls. Yes, it was a great sacrifice going from a big salary down to nothing but these years at home have been my fullest, and happiest, and the years where I feel I have grown and achieved the most. Then someone close to me passed away and I began to search for a deeper meaning in life (raising two girls with emerging female hormones was not enough!). And I did find it. I found inner peace, joy, and contentment I longed to share with the world. At first it began on a one-on-one level – inspiring and coaching those who felt like the bottom had fallen out of their lives. Then my desire to inspire grew. I guess this book is a morphing together of my practical legal and everyday life as a lawyer with a deeper, purer spiritual life as a human being. Life is a journey (as if that comment hasn’t been overused!). One of the biggest decisions I made was deciding to get on the train. Where it was going didn’t really matter. And I still don’t know where it’s going! Have you got a blog where readers can keep up with your work? Where can we buy your book? What’s next? I also, have a teen/young adult fiction book in the works – several years in the making. A story about a young girl who is adopted and through her pain of feeling different in the world finds herself and goes on to help others in the world. Also, toyed with the idea of a follow up to this one – Woodfield, a gated community the drama continues. Who knows?… |
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