ETA 1st February
Inspiration – strike me…NOW!
And I sit and write happily.
Doesn’t quite work like that, does it? Nancy gave me a
little nudge on Monday about my guest appearance here (thanks so much, both for
the nudge and the blog spot, Nancy!).
What was I going to write about? I’ve been marketing my
debut novel, ‘Romancing the Seas’ for three weeks now and so have become a
frequent blogger. (I wonder do I get points?)
I ran though the themes in my book:
Travel: Pippa travels to New Zealand to start a new life as
head chef aboard a cruise liner, cruising the coast of New Zealand. Tick – I
blogged about the joy of travelling.
Dance: Not really a theme, but a Maori dance that Pippa does
is one of my favourite scenes in the book, so I wrote about how I had been
dancing myself and danced the same dance she did.
Changes: quite a popular theme this one. Pippa changed her
life totally around in pursuit of happiness. Tick – post about changes went up.
What was a girl to do? I didn’t really fancy writing about
love, to be honest.
Explore the internet. In the meantime, I told Nancy that my
brain was creative mush and she very kindly sent me some questions. Big thanks,
Nancy. But I had said that I would do a guest blog.
So I kept searching.
What else could tie me back into my first book. A-ha thinks
I, and go searching for a quote about a first book. Here I should be offering
many sage quotes about debut novels but sadly, nothing appealed. Until, I came
across one (nothing to do with debut novels) from Stephen King. It just coloured
me pink.
“Amateurs sit and
wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
I can now say that, based on Stephen King’s criteria, I am a
professional. I got up and looked for inspiration. Now I know I didn’t actually
get up out of my seat but heck, I figured that Mr King said this a good while
ago, before the Internet was such a source of possible inspiration.
Now, both Jonathon and Pippa are professionals …nah don’t
worry, I won’t go there :).
But do share -- where do you find your inspiration for the
many posts we professionals have to
write?
Whilst you’re thinking, have a wee look at the blurb and
cover for Romancing the Seas!
Sous-chef Pippa Renshaw thinks a change of scene will mend a bruised
heart, so she swaps her job in a prestigious London restaurant to head-chef on
a cruise ship sailing around New Zealand. A great plan until she meets her new
CEO, the delectable Jonathon Eagleton, and discovers she has to share a suite
with him.
Even though sparks fly whenever they are together,
Jonathon steadfastly keeps her at arm’s length, which suits Pippa just fine
because she’s still getting over the betrayal of the last time she had a
relationship with the boss.
The situation is starting to feel like
solitary confinement until a thunderstorm traps them in a tramper’s hut while
hiking. Suddenly a different kind of storm unleashes inside the hut.
But will they be able to go back to their
previous status now the line has been crossed?
Now pop on over to Cait’s Place to read the first chapter of Romancing the Seas.
Buy Romancing the Seas
- Crimson Romance
- Book Strand
- Romancing the Seas from Amazon.com
- Romancing the Seas from Amazon in the UK
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