The Catalyst for Walk to Paradise Garden by John B. Campbell
Walk to Paradise Garden takes the reader on a life journey that spans an entire century. The catalyst for my story’s premise was, in part, a result of my interest in various individuals who thrived on both sides of 1914, such as Maestro Arturo Toscanini who interacted with the last Czar of Russia and lived to observe the gyrations of Elvis Presley. I am fascinated by the transformations on every level that followed in the wake of WWI. Not only did I place my characters, John and Evelyne Armitage, in a position to witness such upheaval—from their meeting at the Ypres Salient in 1915 to...
Read MoreInspiring ideas, amazing encounters by Loretta Proctor
Inspiring ideas, amazing encounters. People often ask ‘where do your ideas come from, what makes you want to write this particular story?’ And it is interesting to remember that there really is a moment when the story was sparked off by a chance encounter, conversation, newspaper article or even a holiday visit to some intriguing place full of atmosphere that begs to be the setting for a historical tale. Sometimes the original inspiration reincarnates as something quite different. Many of the books I’ve written had a definite moment like this. The Crimson Bed was inspired when I...
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