![]() ![]() The writer in the book isn’t sure how she’s going to use the line, isn’t even entirely sure what it’s referring to. She instantly recognizes, as do we all, that it’s a fabulous line. ![]() ![]() Houses remember, she writes in her journal. It’s not a spoiler to mention an early moment of inspiration for an author in the book. Every thought and every word and every book sprouts from a single moment of inspiration.ĭuring a four-hour drive to Dallas last weekend, I listened to the phenomenal book The Villa by Rachel Hawkins. An author thought up a priest during truly filthy things with sacramental oil (and you know who you are, you naughty woman!). It can seem so mystifying how a writer pulls thoughts and words from the air and turns them into a 100,000-word book, a book that can feel so real in reader’s minds. The most common question I get as a multi-published romance author is “Where do you get your ideas from?” ![]()
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