Real life doesn't just have to provide inspiration for our characters. It can also feed into the locations we use in our writing. This is the school I attended between the ages of seven and eight years old. This photograph, and more of the interior, was kindly taken by an old school friend. I always loved this building and now it has provided the inspiration for Darkacre School in my novel. Photograph taken by Dan Howard of 500px.com York Minster (from my home town) was the inspiration for the cathedral where Rex Haven's funeral takes place in my novel. Taken from www.rightmove.co.uk The terraces of the South Bank area of York, where I lived for a time, are the streets of the old town in my novel. The details don't have to remain the same - we writers are tailors of imagination after all - but basing our story locations in reality can add a grounding element to our writing that convinces our readers. What real locations have you used in your wr
I love this, Fi! It feels very spring-like to me too. Hopefully it will encourage Spring to come quick. :-)
ReplyDeleteSO pretty, Fi! :)
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ReplyDeleteFiona, you are sweet to give us an award at www.threegnomes.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteYour kindness meant alot to me. Darling necklace BTW! I am so following your blog
oh, what a pretty necklace, love the little nest. so cute!
ReplyDeletevery nice nest, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThat is seriously cool. Where did you go to get the material to make that? I've been wanting to do some DIY projects, but right now I don't have the time because of school. However, I'm looking forward to maybe getting into that over my summer break.
ReplyDeleteHi Lauren, thanks for the comment. I source a large percentage of my beads and findings through eBay but I also use Beads Direct and Hobbycraft.
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