Thursday's Child has far to go - and most days nothing seems further away than the gleaming spires and golden turrets of the Kingdom of Published Authors. It's like the Emerald City or Cinderella's Castle, only better. Writing something is the first step. That's where the inspiration comes in. On Thursdays I'll share the things that made me say "Now, THAT might be fun to write about!"
Please feel free to add your own inspirations in Comments.
Talking Headstones - As you can imagine, this news item caught my eye!
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Password-protected of course!
Do I have to worry about who will "like" me on my Dead-Face(book) page?
Richard III's Remains Discovered
Here's something you might not have known - when I was a teenager I belonged to the Richard III Society. Along with the occult, the bubonic plague, and horses, I was obsessed with the Tudor and Plantagenet dynasties. My Aunt Sybil and PBS are partially to blame.
British archaeologists believe they've unearthed Richard III's skeletal remains. The spine shows evidence of scoliosis. Yes, Shakespeare said he was a "hunchback", but Will's smear campaign was cleverly designed to please his patroness "Good" Queen Bess, granddaughter of Henry Tudor, who became Henry VII. Same Henry who stole Richard's crown. (Henry was Welsh which makes things tricky for me, divided loyalties and so on.) Some may doubt Elizabeth's claims of virginity, but nobody disputes her considerable political acumen.
The poor butchered skeleton also shows a lodged arrowhead and a skull-crushing fatal injury, most likely delivered by a battle axe. At least it was probably quick. Quicker than the plague. Yes, I could play six degrees of separation with the Black Death. Who'd like to join me?
Here's a picture of him (then, not now obviously). DNA testing will prove whether or not they've got the right corpse.
I no longer belong to The Richard III Society but might go poke around for old time's sake.
And finally this...
I don't write Sci-Fi or Horror (though some of my characters have horrible things happen to them), but IF I did, I think a mass migration of crustaceans might make an awesome inciting incident.
Angry, ruthless crabs... Crab dip, anyone?
Oh my gosh, that is totally a horror story right there.
ReplyDeleteI used to work for Disney. :) The castle brings me back ;) Good luck with querying!!
Are you saying working for Disney would make a good horror story? I can see that... hordes of badly behaved children (and adults), insanely hot costumes, an underground workers' warren.
DeleteOh, goodness! This post is bursting with unwritten stories--I can't look anymore. The idea spiders spin faster than my poor fingers type. :P
ReplyDeleteYou're too funny. I like the notion of idea spiders, until I start thinking of actual spiders in my brain.
DeleteLove this post! The worrying about who will like you on your dead facebook page cracked me up!
ReplyDeleteYes, my new Social Media Platform anxieties are showing aren't they? As if trying to write a book isn't nerve-wracking enough. Thanks for following and commenting!
ReplyDeleteThat mass migration is freaky. And the phone app for graves is just... I don't even know where to begin.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Jenny! I predict AngelTube and DemonTube videos in a few years. You heard it here first.
ReplyDeleteCrabs are scary enough solo, let alone in masses. Good luck with the submissions.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Charmaine!
DeleteOMG, I loved this post. My husband was so excited about Richard III. He is a huge history buff,and our house is full of history books. You'd think I would immediately know who he was talking about. Nope. War of the Roses, Shakespeare. Still didn't ring a bell. Now I feel silly.
ReplyDeleteHaha-that's funny. Maybe I can get your husband to play Six Degrees of Black Death Separation, lol.
DeleteWow, you have a crazy full blog. I'll definitely be checking back, but I'll probably stick with plot bunnies rather than spiders. I'm like you - the thought of them in my head is just....
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