Photo Inspiration for May
I've just noticed that I haven't done this yet. The month is running away with me.These photographs are a mixture of new and old.
Taking location inspiration from real life
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
Oh, wow! I love the moon!
ReplyDeleteLOL Kelly you beat me to the punch. I love the clouded moon also. Great pics.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. What is the first one of?
ReplyDeleteWow These are beautiful!
ReplyDeletethe picture of the grass looks mystical. absolutely gorgeous pictures
ReplyDeleteWhat's the third one? It looks like a set of a play? Whatever it is, I love it.
ReplyDeleteW - it's the set for a production of Blithe Spirit that I directed years ago.
ReplyDeleteK and D - the first one is of a beautiful building in Brugge. Can't remember what it was now.
Fi - all of the could be used as writing prompts, as each has a story. I think I would choose the staging setting for a write, seems like characters are milling around in my head as I type. I like, thanks for sharing. Brenda
ReplyDeleteLovely pics- I loved just looking at them and zoning out for a minute. Thank you for always having posts that brighten my life.- Thanks again, Russo @ www.threegnomes.blogspot.com
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