Most of my best ideas in
life come to me when I'm in the shower.
I've heard it said I'm
not alone there. (Well, I am alone in
the shower - most of the time :) - but
not in the idea getting stakes). It has
something to do with having nothing else to do (bar wash yourself, of course)
leaving one's mind free to roam. Some
people get their best ideas when on walks or when washing the dishes for the
same reason.
My theory is it's the only
time I don't have access to pen and paper and my muse is a cheeky little
rotter.
Most of my book ideas come to me there as
well. Much of the time in a single
vision; like a photo, or a still from a movie.
One was the image of a
woman standing in a lift holding a wedding dress. She looks wet and miserable because it's
been raining, (and probably because I was in the shower, remember) and the lift doors are about to close when they are
stopped by a stranger...aka the hero.
(That image became The Secret Wedding Dress, Harlequin Kiss)
Another was a vision of
a woman swimming leisurely laps in a stunningly elegant pool. (Again with the water - I see a theme
here!) The pool resides in a beautiful
but near-dilapidated pool house and the heroine is trespassing as the pool is
not hers. No two guesses as to whose
pool it is :). (Falling
for the Rebel Heir, Harlequin Romance)
This is from an email I
sent my editor: "I see a heroine
standing on the deck of a cruise ship the moment she realizes she is in fact on
a "Second Honeymoon Cruise" filled with lots of old folk celebrating
their silver anniversaries and the like and she's the only singleton.
Well she and the hunky-games-director-ex-sports-pro-in-hiding."
And that, folks, is my
latest offering, Second Chance Honeymoon. A story about a woman who's spent her life
running only to find herself surrounded by water on all sides the moment she
finds herself looking down the barrel of something utterly terrifying to her -
true love.
So, do you have one
special place where you seem to have all your best ideas? In the shower? On a walk?
Paris? Leave a comment for a chance to win ebook (epub) copies of THE SECRET WEDDING DRESS and
FAKING IT TO MAKING IT (The Boys of Bonaventure duet, #HarlequinKiss
***Ally's winner is Cindy Hamilton! Please email totebag@authorsoundrelations.com with your mailing details!***
7 comments:
Please count me out, as I don't have an eReader. My best place to write poetry is in the passenger seat of our car when my husband is driving us an hour or more away. The words just flow. Mind you, I miss my online thesaurus/rhyming sites, but it doesn't seem to matter (much).
i'm lucky that all of my friends live in town. I can see them whenever I want!
I get my best ideas from reading books!
Hi guys! And thanks for having me Totes!
I love playing shot gun when my husband drives, Laney4. You see the world from a different angle I think.
My ideas come while I'm washing dishes...
Luckily I live in a rural area so I try to take a 5 mile walk everyday. It's amazing how this break from my chores allows me to face my problems and balance out my life. I definitely come up with my best ideas when I'm out walking. Nature's beauty has a calming effect on me. I appreciate things more after a walk.
Congrats Cindy! The ebooks are on their way.
Ally
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