September Photo Inspiration
This month's photo inspiration is an old, old shot from my past, a late summer holiday taken before the older children in this image returned to school.
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...
So many possibilities with this one. I have to wonder if the feet are in the picture for a reason.
ReplyDeleteGood thinking.
DeleteIntriguing, Fi. Like Kelly's point about the feet in the shot.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Karen.
DeleteI agree with Kelly, this photo has many possibilities. My eyes were drawn to the bridge with the large arch. Then I saw the boots...umm. It is intriguing.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dawn. Hope I've got everyone's imaginations churning.
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