Inspiration can come from anywhere. I learned that early on. A person, a song, a dream...today it was a song. My character developed before my eyes as I saw a new portion of her life come to be.
The intensity of any scene is difficult, especially when you are the kind of person who draws from their life. You always wonder how much of it you want to be you, and how much of it you don't want to be anywhere near to your actual experience. I've always believed in writing what you know. I feel sometimes, though, because of the way I write, some might believe me to live in a dark world. I don't. I live in a very happy world. It's just that those moments were once real and, if anything, I know how to draw from them when I need to.
My next book is dark, yes, at times, but it is full of hope as well. Like all my stories, right? I guess so. I guess if I had a message to share it would be that the hard times will come but there is always hope in tomorrow.
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