One of our last summer trips was to
Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaigua, NY, which is serving as the inspiration for
my second novel.
Like Relic,
the plot in Eye of the Peacock will
be totally fictionalized and will not resemble the real story of Sonnenberg at
all. At 26,000 words in, I needed a little renewed inspiration. I needed to
walk the paths my characters are walking, look out the windows they are gazing
out, and hear the sounds they would be hearing. It did more than serve the
purpose. We also took a formal tour of the property – something we have never
done. I got some good basic information and also a neat nugget that might serve
as the novel’s big twist.
Not only that, but I was after some photos
that might serve as the basis for the cover of the novel.
Quite a productive and enjoyable day!
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