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Rachel Rawlings: “Where Do Your Ideas Come From?”
People often ask me where my ideas come from. I have a pretty vague idea of the plot from beginning to end when I first sit down to write. The characters and plot twists develop on their own from there. My husband says my head ‘must be a scary place to live’.
Despite the collaborative working relationship I have with the voices, err I mean characters in my head; I still have a stack of reference books nearby. One of favorites and most frequently used books is my Element Encyclopedia of Monsters. While the descriptions are typically short it is a great starting place for finding all sorts of mythical and magical beasts. There are purple Post It “flags” sticking out from every direction in the book and more on the pages themselves. (I never dog ear a book page. I can’t bring myself to do it.) Once I’ve found the right mythical creature I’m off to the internet to cross check what I’ve found. I love Wikipedia. I know, I know the information there can be altered but it’s still a great resource tool. I try to put my own unique spin on all the so called monsters I use in my books.
To read more, go to http://bit.ly/14ZWw1t
Rachel Rawlings
Despite the collaborative working relationship I have with the voices, err I mean characters in my head; I still have a stack of reference books nearby. One of favorites and most frequently used books is my Element Encyclopedia of Monsters. While the descriptions are typically short it is a great starting place for finding all sorts of mythical and magical beasts. There are purple Post It “flags” sticking out from every direction in the book and more on the pages themselves. (I never dog ear a book page. I can’t bring myself to do it.) Once I’ve found the right mythical creature I’m off to the internet to cross check what I’ve found. I love Wikipedia. I know, I know the information there can be altered but it’s still a great resource tool. I try to put my own unique spin on all the so called monsters I use in my books.
To read more, go to http://bit.ly/14ZWw1t
Rachel Rawlings
