We know that one picture is worth a thousand words. Romance authors know there are a hundred different ways to create the stories we love to read. The question we ask authors is "How do you come up with those great ideas for heroes, heroines, and plots?"

Most authors would agree that each derives their ideas in their own manner. Deborah Hale said,

Some authors, like Julianne MacLean, have written stories by working with familiar surroundings.

Certainly, the world of the imagination provides writers with the canvas to create the books we love to read. The ideas that bring color and depth to the heroes, heroines, and plots come from everywhere. 

A smell, an experience, a guest at a party, a stranger in the store, or stories your grandmother told you when you were a child. These and a myriad of other conversations, locations, and literature give writers the fodder from which ideas are born to blossom into compelling romance.

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You may read more of Deborah Hale’s and Julianne MacLean’s comments by linking:  Deborah Hale and/or Julianne Maclean.

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