I love this. As a novelist I get all my ideas either walking or reading. My latest one takes place in the town of my ancestors. I’ve spent hours walking the same dirt roads as the people I write about and have spent even more hours reading about people like them who lived quiet rural lives and served in old wars. It’s a shame that some people don’t take the advice you give. These two practices led me to my calling.
I love this. As a novelist I get all my ideas either walking or reading. My latest one takes place in the town of my ancestors. I’ve spent hours walking the same dirt roads as the people I write about and have spent even more hours reading about people like them who lived quiet rural lives and served in old wars. It’s a shame that some people don’t take the advice you give. These two practices led me to my calling.
How wonderful! What a delightful witness to the power of a simple life in step with the land and the past!