Cat Adams talks about where ideas come from when writing + Enter to Win THE ELDRITCH CONSPIRACY (ends 20/02/13)

“Writer, where do ideas come from?” “The stork (muse) brings them.”  “They’re from out in the cabbage patch.” Seriously, I get asked this question quite a bit, as do other authors.  The answer is a little tricky.  I can’t speak to anyone else’s experience.  But for me? They come from everywhere, and nowhere, and somewhere in between. For me, characters have a life of their own.  They are people.  As such, they have their own unique foiables, strengths, idiosyncrasies.  I do NOT, EVER base a character directly on a living…