~Gilbert K. Chesterton
I love that phrase.
I get images of turrets and towers, strong hunky knights and feisty beautiful heroines. I see possibilities of dreams and visions, of romance and happiness and hope.
Could it be because I am romantic at heart or because I am a romance writer?
I write because I love words. I love they way they sound. I love the way they look. I love the way they can make something come alive and make it real.
Sometimes I can hear or read a phrase, sometimes only a word, or even just a name on the credits after a movie and a full blown visual takes shape in my mind.
Music also inspires me in so many ways. And if it happens to be a phrase or a word in a song that speaks to me – all the better – I am off and running.
Now before you clap your hands in glee and think how wonderful I am, I believe it is true for most writers. The avenue may be different, but the results are the same.
I know a writer who concocted a whole story after noticing a hitchhiker on the side of the road. Poor innocent man never realized she turned him into a serial killer that terrorized a small town suffering a deep winter freeze. I’m sure, in truth, he was just a nice guy needing a ride somewhere.
A published author friend of mine took her good friend’s name (we won’t mention any names, but think your’s truly here :thumbsup:) and wrote a whole story around it.
Another published author friend of mine took the idea of a girl, a hit man, and a time machine and turned it first into weekly serial and then into a novel.
Many a novel, many a screenplay, many a song was birthed by such an inspiration, growing into a full blown form of entertainment.
On a personal front, I got to visit the grandtwins this last weekend making a fast trip to my hometown to celebrate their birthday. So hard to believe they are now four years old. They are not babies any longer which makes me sad. This was the first year my son and daughter in law decided to have their party at Chuck E Cheese. Probably will be their last. Gaw, I can only hope.
Think huge rat.
Think huge rat with buck teeth.
Think huge rat with buck teeth that dances and sings.
Think huge rat with buck teeth that dances and sings amidst wall to wall kids.
Think huge rat with buck teeth that dances and sings amidst wall to wall kids that break the sound barrier.
Think we won’t do THAT again.
~Sandy
