Happy Tuesday!
It’s true, I almost forgot—today is Tuesday. It’s been too long since I posted under my self-proclaimed Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse theme. What inspired me today? Well, nothing popped into my mind, so I browsed photos under the tag “Inspiration.” Why did this particular image get my attention? Oh, thanks for asking!
This setting inspired a book I wrote some time ago—even before I took up the lasso to rope in those cowboys. But… Oh, such a big but… I never finished it. LOL Said book was to take place in Northern California with the lavender fields as part of the setting. Mt. Shasta would be in the distance. My son promised to visit the area to be my eyes for the book. You can bet the next time I visit him, we will visit the lavender fields because you never know when a cowboy might move. (Hah, not on my watch.)
I found this image at Pixabay. The mountain in the distance reminds me of the mountain my son can see from about sixty-miles away. It can also be seen from the lavender fields according to pictures on their website. I’ve been to Mt. Shasta, both the mountain and city, but at the time I didn’t know anything about lavender fields. In my fictional mind, my town would be a fictitious town, anyway. I had written over 60,000 words in this story.
Then:
Everything changed. I’m not ready to stop writing western romance, so this book is going through a major revision to change the setting to Canyon Junction. The book, which is the second book in my new spin off series—Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love, will have the same plot and most of the same characters. Definitely the same hero, but now he’s a cowboy. The heroine will turn into a cowgirl whether she likes it or not. They both get a new home, wardrobe, and occupation. Y’all will meet the hero in Lassoing the Last Dance.
Most of my books are hero focused, but this one is more focused on my heroine. She deserves all the attention she can get. Finding Kimber will be published before the year is over. I’ve created a humungous challenge for myself, and I look forward to figuring it all out. Wish me luck.
Here’s one of the photos I took while on a day outing to Mt. Shasta with my California kid.
Enjoy your day!
Mary J. McCoy-Dressel 
8 thoughts on “#AmWriting Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Images Speak”
davidprosser
Humongous Hugs Mary J.xxxx
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Right back at you, David! Thank you for visiting. <3. Hugs.
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D. Wallace Peach
You’re inspiring, Mary. I have a 60,000-word book out there that ran out of steam and died. I’m glad you’re resurrecting yours. It may be kind of fun to convert to a western. End of the year will be here before you know it. Better get Writing.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
I’ve been working on it, Diana. With my other one with the editor right now, my time is dedicated to it until my edits get back. You are so right about the end of the year coming faster than I’d like to realize. It’s darn frightening. Thanks for visiting.
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D. Wallace Peach
Didn’t mean to scare you! I set deadlines for myself that seem far away, and then all of a sudden, they’re here! This writing business always takes longer than I think.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Oh, you didn’t really scare me. 🙂 What scares me is how fast time moves as I get older. So many books to write… It does seem like when you plan a deadline, times moves even faster! Haha.
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Teagan Geneviene
Those images certainly are inspiring, Mary. You’ve got your work cut out for you, but I know you can do it! Mega hugs.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Yes, I do, Teagan. I’ll have a large deleted scene file. I like where it’s going now, though. I appreciate you reading. Thanks.
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