Today marks 4 years that Hubby and I nixed that "living in sin" thing. We had the world's shortest wedding ceremony and for one day understood how celebrities feel with the paparazzi. We also had cake. So with all of this in mind, I'm blogging ahead of time for once. By the time you read this, we will be stuffed with waffles and watching penguins swim as our anniversary date. Onto business. There's been a lot of talk about inspiration on The Pie as of late*. I've covered images and WIPs, people who've inspired me , and pictures that have inspired my writing as a whole . Now we add a fourth. First, some background: this week I decided to scrap my original NaNo plan because I was too trapped in my head. This meant coming up with a new story. No pressure, right? No. None at all. Thank goodness there are some techniques for getting inspiration when you most need it. Snuggle with the cat. The White One's pliancy makes it too easy to cur...

YA Highway asked this question a few weeks ago. Then I shared pictures of the day job's complex, which is the setting for the assassin project. Since I did that already, I didn't want to cheat. So today's post is going to be split into two parts: pictures that I'd like to write something about and pictures of people who inspire me. What I'd Like to Write About A few years ago, I went to the MFA for my birthday. In the Roman section, I saw this earring. Look at the detail of this thing. I think something like this would make a great piece in a cat burglar story or something like that. This was the view from our cabin when Hubs and I honeymooned to the Caribbean. This was about 6 AM as we came into St. Thomas. I'd love to have a story set somewhere like this. (Side note: This was the best vacation ever. I've never been so stress-free in my life.) Those Who Inspire Me to Continue On My parents. I've mentioned before how I dra...

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today's topic : Share some images that inspire your WIP. Even though I have a bunch of them stored on my computer, I never used a picture for inspiration. Until this weekend, of course. Sunday I went on a photo walk around the day job's grounds to take pictures for one of my in development WIPs*. Where do you find your visual inspiration? * Which, despite having only a sketchy outline, will be YA. ________ Last.fm hit of the day : Get Off Get Out by Anathema

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today's topic : Who in your life has most inspired your writing? My knee-jerk response to this is "no one" because this isn't something I actually think about. I've explained before how fan girl crush number one reminds me that age is relative blah blah blah and how Stephen King is a great example of maintain faith in the project that refuses to die , but I've never talked about the IRL factor. Then I realized that maybe I don't really know what the word "inspiration" means. Definition courtesy of dictionary.com . Hm... not exceedingly helpful, Internet, but I'll make due. In real life, the people who have most inspired my writing is my family*. They supply me with a lot of jumping points for both plot ...