Dorcas Raelione asked C.J. Fallowfield:

where do you draw your inspiration from?

C.J. Fallowfield Hi Dorcas, thanks so much for your question.
I guess pretty much everywhere. It helps that I've always had a very vivid imagination, but I can "see" the story behind a picture or object. Just people watching is a great tool to inspire characters. I think it also helps if you watch Movies/TV and read a lot too. As an example, I really enjoyed the TV show White Collar, which starred Matt Bomer. Like most women I found him incredibly gorgeous to look at, with a high level of charisma. When I thought about writing my "For the Night" series, which features a male escort called Logan Steele, Matt's character of Neal Caffrey came straight to mind as the perfect muse for Logan.
Headlines in the news can give you an idea of a general story that you can then add your own spin to.
For any aspiring authors who worry about where to get inspiration, I'd say to look for a creative writing class at your local college - it was a great starting point for me when I was thinking about trying my hand at writing my first novel!

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