The Theatre of the Mind
Not long ago I completed Rough Draft, which was a very entertaining story to finish. It centers on Aviora, a talented, artistic young mother, her husband Dan, their two kids, DJ and Adam, and Aviora's mom and dad, Esther and Zeke. I don't really write from experience when it comes to Aviora's encounter with writer's block. Fortunately, I have never really had such a thing happen to me. I am inspired by the weirdest elements. I could be contemplating the autumn foliage, and I'll be compelled to write a poem, or I'll hear a song played over the PA and think 'wouldn't it be funny if I wrote a song about gaslighting? I doubt that's ever been done before!' It's always different but I prefer the ideas come to me when I'm awake and of sound mind before I write. Sometimes my ideas come in the form of dreams but luckily, my muse waits until I'm awake before I set my pen to paper. ...