I love to travel…see new places, try new foods, relax in the atmosphere of a new part of the world I’ve never seen. But sometimes there is adventure in your own back yard. When was the last time you stepped outside and inhaled the change in the season, or watched the morning flowers bloom? When was the last time you walked through a fresh foods market or restaurant row without inhaling all the delectable scents?
Life is made up of little moments, and if we’re not careful, the world will overrun us until we’re stressed out, upset, blind to everything but the next few words, the next diaper, the next meeting…
So steal a moment back here and there. Inhale the rich fragrance of your favorite hazelnut coffee or morning tea before slowly sipping it. After a burning workout lie down and just feel the thrum of your body. Inhale the tasty scents of chocolate chip cookies from a local bakery. Indulge in dipping your feet in a puddle or letting a sprinkler actually hit you once or twice while you’re out walking.
There are many places I’ve never been and will likely never be able to see…so when you sit down and decide to write a novel set in an exotic locale, look around you…to me, it’s exotic. It’s new. It’s refreshing. So why not invite me over and show me around? Make me feel like I belong in your world. Because, in the end, isn’t that what fiction is all about?
Dawn Montgomery, Angel
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