Ideas and Inspiration from Your Favorite Town

Sometimes story ideas come easily and other times you’re blank. If you’re like me, you love writing, but story ideas aren’t always lined up in your mind anxiously waiting to be written.

I have an idea for you to explore, that is fun to do.

If you find yourself struggling for ideas for a story, need some inspiration for a scene, or a location for a story, give my ideas some thought.

You can find a plethora of information close to home.

In my novella, “A Girl from Nowhere,” I had it take place in a quaint town near where I grew up in Pennsylvania. Because it’s a time travel novel, I needed to know what the town looked like one hundred years ago. I headed to the town, New Hope, PA, which is a quirky place to eat, shop, and sight see.

I took along my camera and here’s what I did. Consider these ideas to give yourself a fun-filled day learning more about a local city or town.

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5 Ways to Get Ideas for Your Novel

1. take pictures of beautiful buildings and landmarks in your city/town of choice
2. find the township building and ask for information on the town’s history
3. ask in the township building or local library for information on any noteworthy or famous people from the town or the biggest news stories from the time period of your story
4. take note of (and pictures of) places you think would be great locations for scenes, such as an ice cream parlor, coffee shop, unique store or restaurant, a local park or cemetery, a pretty body of water, a bed and breakfast, and whatever else catches your eye
5. pay close attention to the weather, sounds, smells, people, animals, vehicles, homes, abandoned buildings. You can write those into scenes to make them spring to life

I hope this brings new life to your stories and gives you the inspiration you need to be able to write a story that leaps off the pages.

Enjoy your day on the town.

Happy Writing!