Pamela Hayes

Pamela Joyce Hayes is a Harlem native, born and raised there.  She is the oldest out of three children born to John and Viola Hayes.  Pamela was a devoted wife for fourteen years, and has two beautiful sons.

Pamela has been writing since she was nine years old.  She had a love for creating stories on paper and she always dreamed of becoming an author. 

Pamela decided to put her story on paper when her now ex-husband was arrested in February 2003.  This turned her family upside down.  Pamela and her family were devastated.  Her family did not know what to do and the prison system does not come with instructions.  Pamela lost everything.     Her and her family was hit with the harsh reality of life when one of your family members goes to prison.  This story just shows how it is a struggle for the family to have to deal with prison life.

In the book I used different fonts so the reader can tell which character is speaking.  I did this because I know when I sometimes read books I can't tell which character is speaking at that time. To me that is very confusing. I wanted my readers to know which character is speaking.  Also I believe the different fonts tell something about the characters.  The font gives the characters more  personality.