Happy International Woman's Day. When I started writing the Trudy Hicks Ghost Hunter series, I wanted to make the protagonist Trudy someone to admire. I envisioned her to be strong, smart, independent, loving and loyal. I started researching women who I heard about in the news and literature-but then something dawned on me...I needed to look no further than the women in my orbit. My mom, who poured the foundation for our home -almost all by herself. Wheelbarrow after wheelbar