New Book I['m working on! Pink Power!

I'm working on a new book these days. Pink Power! And it's not fiction. Hmmm. It's creative non-fiction. I think that's the genre. Or narrative non-fiction. Anyhoo, it's definitely a challenge, a big fat challenge. I write fiction. But I'm totally enjoying it even thought I have moments of pure frustration where I feel I just can't get a flow going. The book is about the first-ever Women's World Hockey Championships that took place in 1990 in Ottawa, and the Canadian Team that won the event wearing pink jerseys, white pants and pink socks. What a story! Women had been playing hockey for years but it wasn't until 1990 when there was actually a World Championships. Now look at our women. Look at what they did in the 2002 and 2006 Olympics. I also recently co-authored a book with Cassie Campbell and she was 16 at the time this event took place and went to the try-outs. She got cut. She really admires the girls on the PINK POWER team because she knows they were pioneers for her success. Pioneers in 1990. Crazy eh! Women had been playing hockey since the early 1900's but the pioneers are a 1990 team. They finally broke the old boys club and how did they do this. By wearing pink! This 1990 team wore the pink uniforms because it was a gimmick, a media ploy. They were getting no press, nothing. No media showed up at the try-outs. Press releases were sent out and tossed is waste baskets. And the organizers (Hockey Canada) of the tournament were panicked that no-one was going to show up to watch the event. They stood to lose a ton of money. But once they announced the pink uniforms, the media went crazy. I remember a lot of this because we were living in Ottawa at the time and I went to all the games. I was pregnant with my oldest daughter. The final game between Canada and the US was crazy. The arena was sold-out and everyone was wearing pink t-shirts, waving pink flamingos and the entire tournament was a huge success. I thought this would make a great movie and pitched to CTV but got rejected. I think they're doing another women's hockey movie which is great. I was a bit too late maybe. But, hey, I got the book contract. But, wow, I admire all you writers who do biographies. My hats are off to you for sure. It's a lot of work to dig up the research and I'm struggling with the opening, knowing my first three chapters are crap and will get scrapped. But I'm on a mission now because I want a great read to honour the women. This is not about me, it's about them! They deserve the best from me.