![]() ![]() They took my dog from me at the car, and I had an hour to wait, with a charged-up phone and a vague idea about women artists and the American Revolution. Pandemic protocol at our veterinary office meant we couldn’t go into the building. Hunting for another woman artist seemed a logical step, and for a change from the Italian Renaissance art, I thought I’d veer in the direction of America’s women artists. ![]() The arts have been part of my whole life, as my father was a painter and my mother a musician. I’d just published a novel in my time travel series that featured a 17th-century Italian woman artist, and I was in that space where curiosity can roam the Internet. ![]() Now that more history is being gathered online, there should be more about women in history. My whimsical query to Google was: “women artists history has forgotten”. I still can’t believe the entirety of a novel arose from idleness while sitting in my car, waiting outside a veterinary office while my terrier had her annual checkup. ![]() I found the inspiration for my recent novel, Undoing Time, following a whim into a Google search on my phone. Some say sadness is the wellspring for creative inspiration, but for me it’s often curiosity. Wellspring: Finding Your Story Inspiration ![]()
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