Ask the Author: Christine d'Abo
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Christine d'Abo
Inspiration is a tough topic. We all need things to help get our creative juices going. Sometimes it's music, pictures, reading a great book. Sometimes inspiration comes from sticking to a routine and working through a problem.
Over the years, I've had to rely less on inspiration and more on treating my day as a routine. This can be a blessing and a curse.
My brain is always working on my stories in the background. I do my writing in the mornings after I've taken my dogs for their walk. The combination of physical activity and the opportunity to let my mind wander in silence gets my creative juices flowing. When I sit in front of my computer, I'm at my most inspired to write.
That doesn't mean I don't get flashes of ideas at other times. It also doesn't mean that I'm super productive every day. But the routine makes the writing easier.
Over the years, I've had to rely less on inspiration and more on treating my day as a routine. This can be a blessing and a curse.
My brain is always working on my stories in the background. I do my writing in the mornings after I've taken my dogs for their walk. The combination of physical activity and the opportunity to let my mind wander in silence gets my creative juices flowing. When I sit in front of my computer, I'm at my most inspired to write.
That doesn't mean I don't get flashes of ideas at other times. It also doesn't mean that I'm super productive every day. But the routine makes the writing easier.
Christine d'Abo
I'm one of those authors who has to deal with a lot of random thoughts bouncing through my head. The question, "What if" is the best one I tend to ask myself.
For example, I'm a huge fan of HGTV shows. I love seeing not only the end result of other people's creativity, but I love to watch what goes on behind the scenes with contractors and designers. Being a romance writer, I couldn't help but notice how some of the male and female contractors would interact with one another. How hard was it for those women to get into a typically male-centric career? Then there was the TV show aspect. How would that change the interaction between the sexes?
What if a new designer and an experienced contractor were forced to work together on a show?
That question was the spark that set me on the path to writing NAILED.
As long as a writer has the ability to ask that question, I don't believe it's possible to run out of ideas to write about.
For example, I'm a huge fan of HGTV shows. I love seeing not only the end result of other people's creativity, but I love to watch what goes on behind the scenes with contractors and designers. Being a romance writer, I couldn't help but notice how some of the male and female contractors would interact with one another. How hard was it for those women to get into a typically male-centric career? Then there was the TV show aspect. How would that change the interaction between the sexes?
What if a new designer and an experienced contractor were forced to work together on a show?
That question was the spark that set me on the path to writing NAILED.
As long as a writer has the ability to ask that question, I don't believe it's possible to run out of ideas to write about.
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