Two of the blogs I follow have both had posts recently that dove-tailed together really well to remind me of just what inspired me to write my last two stories.
Bob Mayer did a post on the kernel idea of every story, and Sue Moorcroft has also been running a series of guest posts about dreams to celebrate the release of her latest novel, Dream a Little Dream.
The characters of my Nano novel, Waking up in Vegas, first came to me in a dream back in 2009 in which a Prince made a stirring coronation speech, and watching in the crowd was the great love of his life, a very ordinary young woman. Yes, very Prince & Me.
Once Upon a Time, my previous book, also began as a dream, in which a young woman with a super rich Daddy works for a charity that occupies space in her father's building and who is very 'off' men as she is constantly being hit on by men who only want her for her Daddy's money and favour. The story changed a good deal from there, but the characters remained the same.
What is the kernel idea of your work-in-progress? What image, idea or dream kick-started the story?
Great post, Romy.
ReplyDeleteMy dreams are far too odd to turn into stories, but I'm about to start work on short story number three about a village corner shop turned tea shop. The idea came to me while watching a soap about a corner shop that was about to close because they were losing money and I started to wonder what I'd do in that situation: The result was Cherry's Teas.
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