What was Kellie and Dave’s motivation for sharing their story?
Kellie and Dave are genuinely sweet people. They believed that by sharing their story with others it might offer hope in times of grief. Also, I think they have faith that when one door closes, another opens, and that seizing opportunity when life provides it is imperative. Third, I think they viewed the book as a testament to Teresa and that the story would be something the three kids would treasure. Given that it’s a work of non-fiction and is about a very personal experience for Dave and Kellie, I’m curious how you included so many personal details. Did they allow you some creative license, or did they give you explicit details about their story? I mapped a process that I thought would re-capture as much of their memory of events as possible. I spent every Wednesday evening with them for about a year and I spent that time interviewing them and pulling as much detail out of them as I could. Then, I would write the section of story we had talked about together, and give it back to the
