THROWBACK THURSDAY: This is the TWRP promo day when Im supposed to speak about what inspired me to write this particular Regency tale, TO CAPTURE LOVE. Im going to do so but also speak about that moment when the story took on a life of its own. WHAT INSPIRED ME Before I begin any story, I always do 3 things: (a) Set a goal. Decide on length (short or long, this was short), genre (Historical, contemporary, mystery, fantasy, this would be a Regency) and decide on tone (light, dark, mysterious, spooky, this was meant to be light) (b) Pick 3 random words from the dictionary to trigger my creative juices to flow (never underestimate the power of 3). My words were: Enlightened, Pauline and spray. (c) Outline the 5 stages of the story: New Beginning, Change of Plans, No Turning Back, Major Setback and Resolution. (sometimes 5 works too. STORY CLAIMS ITS RIGHT TO LIVE For all that planning, there is a moment in any storytelling experience when characters take their first breath and come alive on the page. It’s hard to describe, other than to perhaps say that its magic. Like when a fairy godmother waves her wand and turns that soiled, lumpy, orange pumpkin into a golden carriage fit for a princess. In To Capture Love, this was the scene when Pauline decides to do the very thing her mother wants, but that she has always fought against. Her mother wants her to attend balls, be nice to eligible men (wealthy and hopefully with a title), get married, have children and live the happy, contented life of a well-respected, high society lady. What Pauline wants is to sculpt, and to do it well. And as we all know, to do something really well, you need to practice and that leaves little spare time for dancing and driving along Hyde Park during the fashionable hour. Currently, Pauline desperately wants to sculpt a statue of a brave soldier. Unfortunately, hes also dead. So she needs to talk to people, his friends, perhaps even his grieving brother, to discover what type of man this soldier was, to be inspired by his character and his spirit so she can do him justice in stone. And thats when what Pauline wants and what her mothers needs from her, merge. And when this story takes its first breath (this is the scene in the attached excerpt). Now, authors, Id love to hear a first breath moment from one of your books. And tell us the significance of the scene and post a buy link for readers who might want to read more. ----------------------- JOIN THE GIVEAWAY (for To Capture Love + 3 other short stories + an Amazon gift certificate $) tinyurl/ll9ld85 BUY LINKS ($0.99) for TO CAPTURE LOVE: TWRP site: thewildrosepress/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138&products_id=352 KINDLE: amazon/To-Capture-Love-ebook/dp/B0056KOGA4 NOOK: barnesandnoble/w/to-capture-love-shereen-vedam/1015715108?ean=2940000109564 KOBO: store.kobobooks/en-CA/ebook/to-capture-love
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:47:48 +0000
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