When Inspiration Strikes Several years ago, I drove to Santa Barbara unaware that a truck had dumped a load of nails onto the 101 freeway. By the time I spotted the scattered cargo it was too late. I ended up with four—yes four—flat tires! As my son and I waited on the side of the road for the Auto Club he asked, "Mom, are you going to use this in a book?" Ah, inspiration. It can hit anytime, anywhere and sometimes when you least expect it. Boom. Bang. Fireworks! That's part of the fun and delight of being a writer. No matter what happens good or bad there's always the possibility that a story will pop out of it. That goes double for vacations. During a trip to Paris, my husband and I enjoyed a moonlight cruise along the Seine. It was a scene right out of a Harlequin novel. That is until disaster struck. As we emerged from beneath a bridge, a bunch of hooligans dumped barrels of motor oil on our boat, creating havoc. For...
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