Allie Nava was inspired to write July and Everything After after she survived the violent anti-minority massacres of 1970s Sri Lanka. It is a story  of  healing now on tour with WOW! Women on Writing. Allie has also written a guest post for us titled: "Being Overlooked or Ignored." Her thoughts are very meaningful.   Here's Allie: Being Overlooked or Ignored  by Allie Nava   Who hasn’t experienced the feeling of being overlooked or ignored at some point in his or her life? It’s a rite of passage for many during adolescence, while a significant experience for others. It’s also at times a central or secondary subject in novels, especially for certain character archetypes. Think about the ugly duckling children’s story by Hans Christian Andersen, as an example. A duckling born into a family is rejected for being different. After a life of rejection and wandering from one home to another, the duckling prepares to die, only to find it accepted by a group of … [Read more...]