Ask the Author: Christopher J.H. Jones
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Christopher J.H. Jones
Well, Trinity 1 came from...Trinity Flynn herself, a young lady I met at a conference. Her name just struck me like a bolt from heaven. As soon as I heard it I knew I had to write a series for her. The inspiration for the mystery came through research, honestly just reading the pages of the New York Times (from 1920). That's true for the second book as well. It's amazing the number of cases that jump off the newspaper page at you.
But book 3 is different. For this one, I already had a case, and I knew I needed to get Trinity out of New York, so she and her two roommates could get some airtime together. So I moved the date of the case a couple of years and set it in Connecticut, where this time all three of the roommates will have to work together to solve the most baffling crime yet.
But book 3 is different. For this one, I already had a case, and I knew I needed to get Trinity out of New York, so she and her two roommates could get some airtime together. So I moved the date of the case a couple of years and set it in Connecticut, where this time all three of the roommates will have to work together to solve the most baffling crime yet.
Christopher J.H. Jones
I deal with it by dismissing the idea altogether. I don't believe in it. There is only writing. Inspiration--the Muse sitting on your shoulder and telling you what to write--is nonsense, except in very rare cases. The key is this: sit your butt down and start writing. Type ANYTHING. It doesn't matter if it sucks (because it really, really will); you're the only one that will ever see it. Just start writing. The Muse will come. Or not. Write anyway. No block can stop you from writing if you just START.
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