As I explained in my last post, I often use paintings or photos as inspiration for my story settings. Here is a painting of the famous Golden Gate Bridge by my brother that I used as inspiration for my novel, “Murder Lurks in the Fog,” set in San Francisco.
Posted by: nancycurteman | January 29, 2020
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Very nice. But of course you could use the other Art for inspiration. Less work, time and more lexibility. Availabilityy depends on mood.
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On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 9:53 PM Global Mysteries wrote:
> nancycurteman posted: “As I explained in my last post, I often use > paintings or photos as inspiration for my story settings. Here is a > painting by my brother that I used as inspiration for my novel, Murder > Lurks in the Fog, set in San Francisco. ” >
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By: arthurcarey on January 29, 2020
at 10:01 pm
Funny.
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By: nancycurteman on February 2, 2020
at 2:29 pm