Where do you get ideas for writing a book?

Dear Readers,
We asked Author Erica Penrod where she gets her ideas for writing books. Here's what she had to say:

"The first time I felt inspired to write a book was because of a random picture I saw in my mind. When I think about the memory now, there’s a dream like feeling associated with the event. I’m not sure if I dreamed it or not, but the image of a girl on a bench beneath a massive tree and a horse racing towards her captured my attention so vividly, I had to tell her story. Now when I write, I usually think of a situation, one so bound up with emotion, unraveling the details leads me to a romance story waiting to happen."

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