Gary Baysinger's Blog, page 2
November 12, 2023
The fields were full of dancing, singing, and romancing - The Grateful Dead
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Inspiration comes from the strangest of places. I wrote a scene of a harvest celebration. Having never lived 18th century France, I had to guess what the vibe would've been like. So, I thought of the Grateful Dead song "The Music Never Stopped." That line captured the mood for me. Singing and dancing never gets old. Sometimes I get a little caught up in trying to get in the heads of the characters. I often forget that people are still people, some of the simpler things like; singing, dancing, and romancing, never change.
Inspiration comes from the strangest of places. I wrote a scene of a harvest celebration. Having never lived 18th century France, I had to guess what the vibe would've been like. So, I thought of the Grateful Dead song "The Music Never Stopped." That line captured the mood for me. Singing and dancing never gets old. Sometimes I get a little caught up in trying to get in the heads of the characters. I often forget that people are still people, some of the simpler things like; singing, dancing, and romancing, never change.
November 6, 2023
It starts with a blank page.
A few years ago, I traveled to France with my family. I went to the ancestral home of the Baysingers in the village of Hermerswiller, near the Rhine River. With a little persistence, I was able to find a connection to my ancestors, Jacob Besinger and Margaret Laemmer, whose son emigrated to America in 1770. I thought about what it must have been like for Jacob and Margaret to watch their child leave for America, knowing they would never see him again. That was the genesis for my first full-length novel Margaret's Last Prayer.
