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Deborah Hale
You can find out more about Deborah and her new Harlequin Historical releases at www.deborahhale.com
I think this is something each writer approaches differently. Some have specific characters spring fully formed in their imaginations, then they conceive a plot that will test those characters in interesting ways. I start from the other end. Many of my plot ideas come from combining, twisting, or resetting familiar story lines, from films, theater or fairy tales. My May 2003 book, "Beauty and the Baron," has all three -- elements from "Beauty and the Beast" (the title's a bit of a give away:)), "Phantom of the Opera" and Cyrano de Bergerac...with a happy ending. Add a Regency setting, populate it with characters who each have a unique twist, and I hope I get a story that is more than a patchwork of its parts. This lends itself beautifully to the "high concept" pitch. I pitched my second book, "A Gentleman of Substance," to my editor as "Pride and Prejudice meets Sabrina" and "The Wedding Wager" as "My Fair Lady meets Sharpe's Rifles."
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asked Deborah Hale how she derives her ideas for her stories.