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Clackamas Community
Former CCC student becomes novelist
by Caree Hussey
that prompted him to begin
another. In three months it
“I’m
magnificently was finished.
average,” stated author and
Haynes read “The Writer’s
former CCC student, J. Dana Market,” a book that tells new
Haynes.
writers how to get published.
Written
under
the He sent in for a list of agents.
pseudonym Conrad Haynes When the list was received,
(thus giving his wife Peggy he began to send out query
Conrad Haynes credit for her letters. At last he found
help) “Bishop’s Gambit, Eileen Fallon. Four weeks
Declined’’ is a murder later (“light speed in the
mystery set at a fictional publishing industry”) Haynes
Portland college. Haynes
drew on his four years at CCC
and two years at Lewis and ‘Tm
magnificently
Clark College to provide the average* *
backdrop for John Jacob
Astor College.
He initially wrote a novel in got a two book contract with
the summer of ’83 to “keep up Bantam. He signed the con
the strength in my hands bet tract for his first book in
ween the spring and the fall December ’85, but it wasn’t
quarters.” A year later, he until June ’87 that the book
went back and looked at it hit the stands.
“Writing a book is an art
and realized “it stunk,” but it
was the knowledge that he form, selling a book is an art
could actually write a novel form,” stated Haynes. He ad-
Feature Editor
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Displaced
Homemakers
by Caree Hussey
Feature Editor_______________________ _
“The traditional descrip
tion
of
the
displaced
homemaker is a woman
who’s been out of the (job)
market place, who’s been car
ing for her family or caring for
a home and a spouse, and for
whatever reason becomes
displaced,” explained instruc-
tor/counselor Carol Strazer.
What usually happens is
that either through the death
of a spouse, the disablement
of a spouse or through
separation or divorce a
woman is forced to go back
program
into the job market. Displaced
Homemakers also deals with
“homemakers in transition.”
These are women who are
displaced
not
because
something has happened to
their spouses, but because
their role has changed, for ex
ample their children have
grown up and moved away.
The
Displaced
Homemakers is a very struc
tured 11-week program.
Women receive 80 hours of
pre-employment training.
They meet twice a week on
Tuesdays and Thursdays for
four hours at a time.
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J. Dana Haynes spoke at CCC on Oct. 17.
vises new writers, “If you’re generate enough copy to
interested, get an agent.”
make a book.
There are three morals to 2. Agents and editors are
this story according to wonderful people.
Haynes:
3. “This (Bishop’s Gambit,
1. An average person can Declined) is not the. Great
Photo by Dovld Folconor
American Novel - but its a 1
novel and I think it’s a gc
book and I’m real proud of il
Haynes’ second boc
“Perpetual Check” is due ,
in April.
teaches self esteem
There are classes on per
sonal growth, self esteem
and career orientation. Per
sonal growth classes tend to
be on stress reduction, com
munication skills, asser
tiveness and decision mak-'
ing.
“Mainly personal skills that
they feel they need to
develop,’’ stated Strazer,
“probably the skill that they
feel we are requested for
most is self esteem. The
reason for that being that the
women find their self esteem
has become very low, just the
experience of being rejected
by someone... and especially
as they try to re-enter the job
market,” commented Strazer.
“We work a lot with the
community resources and
one of the things that is so
important for the women is to
get information.” This infor
mation includes what other
kinds of support are available
and possibilities for addi
tional schooling and addi
tional training. They have
various people from the com
munity come in to speak, peo
ple from employment training
'businesses and people from
the college who tell the
women about what resources
are available.
The Financial Aid Office
works closely with the pro
gram in helping the women
get the monetary support
needed to continue their
education. A woman going
through a divorce ex
periences about a 74 per
cent loss of income. There is
less and less spousal sup
port, consequently a woman
is forced to suffer some
devastating financial set
backs. The average age of a
divorced woman going
through the program is 42
and the average length of
the marriage was 17 years.
After completing the pro
gram, womengo on to sup
port groups. “Reducin
isolation is probably one c
the most critical things; :
helps just being in a rooi
full of women who are i
similar situations,” Straze
said. These support group
last from one to two terms.
“The college is very sup
portive of the women an
our grant helps out witl
childcare and transportatio:
depending on the need,’
remarked Strazer.
Lynne Maloney, D.H
assistant adds that it “feel
real good” to hear from thi
women who have beei
through the program am
become successful.
If you are a Displacec
Homemaker or you know so
meone who is, you can
more information on
program by calling 657-1
ext. 526.
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