Where Did You Get that Name?

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 22 Comments

I’ve been giving you a behind the scenes look at how I go about beginning a new book. First I let you peek at a character sketch for my new character in Murder Is No Accident, Maggie Greene. Sunday I told you about how an old house in my town was the spark for the new mystery idea. Then a …

What if We Have an Old House…?

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 27 Comments

Often when I’m doing an interview, one of the most popular questions will be how or where do I get my ideas for stories. Sometimes the interviewer is more specific and asks where I got the idea for a particular story. That can be a hard question to answer clearly. That’s because ideas bombard an author from every direction. The …