Greetings one and all. I survived my first week of College, got all the classes I wanted and a nasty case of Heat Exhaustion. Doing better now, but it has been quite an experience. Which brings me to today's topic... A lot of people wonder where can they find inspiration, settings, characters to write about. My answer is, look back on your life. You may not think you've led a very interesting life or maybe you've been all over the place and have had numerous adventures and wouldn't know where to start. In either case, you have a wealth of material to draw upon. For example, in my novel I chose upstate Connecticut. My grandmother lived there for many years and the place always fascinated me. She was caretaker for a famous architect who owned a mansion there, that dated back to the 1600's. Beyond the mansion was a 100 foot hill with a little cottage at the top. While near the house my grandmother lived in was a large kennel, ...
I know how it is Allan, it's hard to keep up with everything! I try to post regularly twice a week, but coming up with ideas to post is tough too! Good luck and hope you can get back on track soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa, I hope for things to quiet down after these next 2 weeks. After that, then I just have work to deal with and no college. So I should be able to get back to a more regular posting and writing schedule.
Deleteno sweat...I look forward to more posts from you when time permits :)
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