Writing Inspiration Comes in the Darnest Places - Guest Blogger Tena Stetler
While finishing the edits on my third book in the Demon’s Witch Series, A Vampire’s Unlikely Alliance, I noticed a comment in the margin of my manuscript. My editor asked what happened to Synn and Gavin? I’d left them swinging in the breeze, so as to speak. I decided to tie up the loose ends later. Right now, I had to run to the store to get baking potatoes for dinner. Trip to the store was uneventful. I bagged the potatoes and headed to the checkout counter. That’s where all hell broke loose. Synn careened around the edges of my mind, squealing to a stop. In my mind’s eye, I saw her petite body, hands fisted on hips, pixie face scrunched up and eyes blazing. “I’m not done. My story has just begun. You can’t end me with a few strokes of the keyboard. I won’t stand for it.” She stamped her little foot. Gavin with a grin on his face stood slightly behind her. I shook my head in disbelief. Oh, boy, bad timing. Wow, had I been at my keyboard this reve...