Ask the Author: Maggie Le Page
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Maggie Le Page
Hi S.J. :) Thanks for stopping by. I hope Santa brought you lots of yummy chocolate for Christmas this year! (I ended up with a pile so high I think I need to so straight to Weight Watchers, do not pass Go, do not collect any chocolate!)
As to your question, I've always had quite a vivid imagination and to be honest I'm not exactly sure where my ideas come from - they just pop into my head!
For example, when I wrote my first book I was swimming regularly and as I did my laps I started thinking about what would happen if I didn't notice the end of the pool coming up and bashed straight into it. That sparked the start of the story and the rest just evolved from there.
I have another story idea in my head that came from a situation a friend found herself in (sorry, I can't tell you details at the moment, but suffice to say it was unusual enough for me to wonder why it had happened). I asked myself why, came up with outrageous possibilities, and one of them really appealed to the storyteller in me.
Because I write chick lit, though, my heroines often get into humorous situations and, honestly, all I have to do is think "what could possibly go wrong?" and imagine myself dealing with the scenario. I am such a ditzy idiot at times!
So I guess at the end of the day my inspiration comes from a mix of reality, my imagination, and my own take on life. :)
As to your question, I've always had quite a vivid imagination and to be honest I'm not exactly sure where my ideas come from - they just pop into my head!
For example, when I wrote my first book I was swimming regularly and as I did my laps I started thinking about what would happen if I didn't notice the end of the pool coming up and bashed straight into it. That sparked the start of the story and the rest just evolved from there.
I have another story idea in my head that came from a situation a friend found herself in (sorry, I can't tell you details at the moment, but suffice to say it was unusual enough for me to wonder why it had happened). I asked myself why, came up with outrageous possibilities, and one of them really appealed to the storyteller in me.
Because I write chick lit, though, my heroines often get into humorous situations and, honestly, all I have to do is think "what could possibly go wrong?" and imagine myself dealing with the scenario. I am such a ditzy idiot at times!
So I guess at the end of the day my inspiration comes from a mix of reality, my imagination, and my own take on life. :)
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