Boomerang Love’s Inspiration by Melissa Lopez
Our muses can be influenced by a song lyric. A favorite quote. A women’s magazine survey. A Hollywood entertainment show. A sporting event. A too-die action hero. Even another author’s story. Absolutely anything can jump start our muses. That’s what is so great about being an author. You never know what will tickle a muse’s fancy.
Boomerang Love’s inspiration was a combination of things.
More than a year ago Samhain Publishing put out a call for sun, sand, and sex anthology stories. I’d grinned in delight as I read the theme. Beaches! Exotic locations! Authors love the travel channel, especially me. I starting thinking of all the beaches I’d yet to visit, including those in Australia.
Ever since watching “Crocodile Dundee” an Australian comedy set in the Australian Outback I’ve been fascinated by the country. Yes, my fascination goes back that far. The country has such an allure for me, its beauty, the men, and the accents. I didn’t have to give it a second thought. I knew I wanted to try for a story slot. And so did my muse. Through the weaving of a story I knew where my muse was taking me.
The actual concept inspiration for Boomerang Love sprang from the relationship of my youngest son’s favorite hero and his wife. Steve and Terri Irwin. http://www.australiazoo.com.au/
Some mothers watch hours on end of cartoons with their little boys, not me. Mine still wants to grow up to be a crocodile hunter. And then one day I listened as the couple shared their “love at first sight” tale. The couple married within a few short months of meeting one another.
Almost immediately my muse asked me…what if a heroine left, instead of staying? Would she return? Did she dare? What about the hero? Would he be able to work her out of his system? The plot to Boomerang Love fell into place as I drafted a short premise up.
In those minutes the Thorn brothers were born.
I invite you to…Take a walkabout on the wild side.
To read an excerpt, follow the link.
http://samhainpublishing.com/authors/melissa-lopez
Melissa Lopez
JOURNEYS OF LOVE every woman needs to take.
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~Mel
Wow that is interesting how your story idea came around. And more to come, I can’t wait!
Its amazing how a what if can pop up at any moment. Kudos to you for grabbing it and working it into not only one great story but a lead into two more! Loved Cohen’s story, can’t wait for his brothers!
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