Here is the result of my discussion with my little genius. As you can see, I am a visual learner and as such I figured it was about time to break in the new house and fill both of my closets with pictures and post-its. They are, after all, the perfect thing to get those creative juices flowing.
Why on the inside of the closet? Well for starters I don't even have room for a desk and secondly, my senior year of high school I took AP Ceramics. I had a cupboard all to my self to store my projects and I covered the inside with pictures that inspired me. For some reason, I was thinking about that yesterday and it just seemed like a good idea to try here. The smaller closet door is covered in pictures from my trip to England back in 2010. Among other things that happened yesterday, I also changed the course of the last five chapters of Book Two because I saw a great scene in my head while in the shower because that is usually where I get the best ideas. Anyway, I chose pictures from England because they are both beautiful and they remind me of a time that I felt brave, and free, and inspired; all things needed to write .
The larger closet door has the origin story behind this series as well as maps and the entire timeline from start to finish with dates and events spanning the entire frame of the door. Every time I open one of the doors it reminds me how much I love this series, how obsessed I am with creating this world, and how much I love writing. I think those are pretty great things to be reminded of every time I open my closet doors. Hopefully this will inspire me and get me motivated to finish Book Two and complete revisions for Book One. I guess it's true that a writer's work is never finished because even when I'm not writing, I'm thinking about writing. This series is on my mind twenty-four/seven but I wouldn't have it any other way!
xoxo
K.K.