Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Tag: inspiration

  • Words on Fire

    Only four dry days in June 1977, the year my basement flooded. Elvis hadn’t died yet, but another, more personal loss happened under my feet as I slept. My basement filled halfway up the stairs with water. The chaos involved in that was nothing to a big drama in three small boxes that seemed no big…

  • Letter to Jenny

    Dear Jenny, You ask what inspires my books. It’s different for every book, but with Blue Heaven it all started with a visit to some friends’ cottages on Lake Huron. Yes, that is the exact setting of Blue Heaven. My friends had bought these run-down cottages as rentals and the wife did a great job…

  • Dreaming Awake

    Re: my post yesterday: I’m not sure you have to believe in “something more” in order to let go of negative thoughts, or to know that you are not your thoughts. That we are all bigger than our thoughts. Also, I recognize the circular logic of “I am not my thoughts.” Because “I am not…

  • Simple Inspiration

    One of the fastest and easiest ways I know to get inspired and accumulate some pages is to read a book while writing. At the same time. Simultaneously. You read a little, put down the book, pick up a pen, and write a little. Repeat as necessary. That’s all there is to it. Simple as…