A Peek Into Our World...

My husband and I have never feared adventure. Jobs and races have let us experience the world. When something new calls we go. From cycling to sprint triathlons to Ironman distance (140.6 miles) to possible ultra marathons...we are considering one.

We’ve worked in Florida, California, Atlanta, Guam, Wisconsin and Missouri. We’ve cycled across Ireland, through Death Valley, up Mount Mitchell, and over Utah. We’ve kayaked lakes and rivers and oceans in dozens of countries.

We’ve taken road trips by truck, convertible, and motorcycle and are planning a few more for this year. We do not sit idle, we move...and everything we experience gives me that much more to soak up and transform into my characters’ worlds.

New story ideas are born from reaching out and touching the world. There is so much out there to see and touch and breathe. I listen to nature and eavesdrop on conversations. I examine movement and quirks and personalities. I compare colors and sounds and smells, and use them all to evoke emotion through my characters’ senses.

As Lee Ann Womack suggests: Never lose your sense of wonder. Take a walk in the world and remember what it felt like to be a kid. I plan to do that right now! I’ll think of it as ‘story gathering’!!

 

Christine & John on Sturgis trip

 

A few toys!!

 

On the way to Devil's Tower for a close encounter!