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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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I'm the same way, Denise. Research is what gets me fired up. And hiking, of course. Today I went hiking for a couple of hours, and called home four times to leave voice mail to remind myself to include an idea in the wip.
I enjoy the research, but sometimes if I'm researching a small detail for hours, it can be mind numbing.
I find creativity breeds creativity. So when I'm sewing, crafting, baking, etc, I sometimes find myself coming up with ideas I didn't expect and a renewed interest in getting back to work.
WOW, such beautiful pictures! I bet my BlackBerry wouldn't work there. : ) You look very natural in that setting D, can't wait to see the book in print.
Beautiful pictures. I wouldn't have wanted to leave!
I'm looking forwarad to reading the book from that setting.
Thanks!
coffee.
Typically my inspiration, believe it or not, is a rainy day with a fire in the fireplace.
But you're right, visiting a location can get the imagination flowing! Especially, if they have ghost towns. I start to hear voices and suddenly I see ghosts of characters walking around ... like in Bannack MT. That place is nuts for sending me spinning into inspiration! :)
SO GLAD you enjoyed Montana! I can't wait until 2011!!
coffee.
Typically my inspiration, believe it or not, is a rainy day with a fire in the fireplace.
But you're right, visiting a location can get the imagination flowing! Especially, if they have ghost towns. I start to hear voices and suddenly I see ghosts of characters walking around ... like in Bannack MT. That place is nuts for sending me spinning into inspiration! :)
SO GLAD you enjoyed Montana! I can't wait until 2011!!
I can't wait to read this one, Denise. I love Western-set, cowboy stories. :)
Yes, always caffeine! For me Rock Star, but to each his own. It's like air for some of us.
Walking, driving, crafts, all good stuff for stoking the creativity.
Oh Denise,
How wonderful. I bet it was beautiful too.
My contemp takes place half in VA and half in Derbyshire, UK. I wrote the entire novel before going to the UK and thought it was okay - but when I traveled there last year, it completely changed the 'experience' of writing that book.
Like you mentioned:
the smells, the 'flavor' of the air, the taste of the moment - a computer screen and book can give you only so much. I can't wait to go back to England for another 'taste' :-)
Gosh I want to do there now! I love research too! Gets me totally juiced for writing! I've often wished I could write a whole book at the locale where it's set. Wouldn't that be a luxury?
Beautiful pictures, D! My brother lives in Montana, so he gets to enjoy that scenery all the time. Must be nice!
I love to visit the locale, too. Don't always get to, but it's awesome when I can. It makes everything so much more alive in my mind.
Looking forward to the book!
Write a whole book on location?!? Oh Colleen, dream come true. :-)
I think Charlotte Bronte did that when she wrote Jane Eyre and I think it took her a year, but not sure.
I have a sudden urge to write a novel that takes place in the Carribean ;-)
I like to visit the settings to. Also I scrap book a memory board in my office for inspiration. After the novel is written, I put all the pictures in the book where I keep my character arc, plot, outlines etc.
I am visual so all those things help me get it written.
Sounds wonderful!
I get my inspiration from God. I am working on a story that takes place in the county where my husband grew up.(So. Central Indiana)
This is my second try to write something about that area. I need to get back to it and see if I can salvage any of it.
I do a lot of research via the internet.
Such a gorgeous place! I'm so excited about your cowboy story! Looking forward to it!
What fun to go to a ranch for inspiration! I look forward to your new books.
I admire all of you who have the discipline to write. I have wanted to write since I wrote a book in 6th grade and just put it on a back burner. I wrote my granddaughter a 'book' when she war about 4 about the meaning of Easter and she still reads it at age 11. At age 60 (!), I am wondering if it is too late to try, though.
If anyone every needs information on San Antonio, I have lived here for 20 years. It is a beautiful place and full of color and inspiration.
I love hearing how all of you write and come up with so many great books.
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