This is a book about celibacy and breaking celibacy. I thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to write a book about NOT having sex? This angle intrigued me. What kind of character would need to avoid sex? And I wanted to build a romance with lots of sexual tension.

 

 

Bombshells is a nuclear coming of age story. The protaganist, Melanie Adams, turns twelve in 1962 during the threatening times of the Cuban Missile Crisis.  

 

 

This is the best where-did-it-come-from story, even if I do say so myself. My friend was over one day helping with a project. While we worked, she told me about her recent visit to her home town. Then she said, “You won’t believe what I did.”

 

Of course, that got my attention.

 

 

Remembering How to Make Music is my first novel and was about six years in development. I’d just finished reading all of LaVyrle Spencer’s backlist and thought, “oh my gosh, what will I read now?”

 

Don’t we all answer that question this way--”I’ll just have to write my own novel.” No? Well, I did. I can hear your giggles buzzing through the web right now.

 

 

Writers are frequently asked where they get story ideas. Often people say, “I’ve got a great idea. I’ll let you have it.” Unfortunately, those stories don’t usually get written because writers must write stories they know and believe.