Photo Inspiration for February
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...
I could stare at the first picture and the cemetery all day. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kelly. The first picture is in York and the cemetery is a Scottish one that my father dragged my mother and me round in his search for family history.
ReplyDeleteI like the statue and cemetery pics the best. I should take more photos. I've just been lazy.
ReplyDeleteThey only remind me how very much I need a holiday. There is nothing quite like the cemeteries in the UK.
ReplyDeleteI just stumbled onto your Photo Inspiration page. Very nice! Do you ever enter any of the Photo Challenges online? There are many and I find them a great break from writing. Take a look!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Patricia. I'll have to have a look for those.
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