Place, Place, Place

Place is so inspiring to a creative. For me personally, with a love of all things nature, forest, bushland and trees, I know setting can be inspiring for a writer.
I believe it is in nature that you find peace, and, best of all, stories!
Here are a few pictures of places I have been to where I have found inspiration for stories. 

The Burrow where I stayed during a writing fellowship in Adelaide. In gorgeous Norwood, a suburb not from Adelaide city, I found a realm of inspiration walking the tree-lined streets where buzzing nature and flowers and stunning architecture, not to mention the adorably cosy apartment I stayed in, gave me many ideas for stories.

Bookshops! How could you not be inspired in a bookshop full of stories?

The watermill in Montville, a cosy hideaway in Queensland. Little towns always inspire me (I am from the country). 

If I ever feel stuck, or a bit discouraged, I go to my own home library. I have many books I have collected since childhood - you can't not feel inspired when reading a batch of great books! 

As my partner can attest, every time we travel to a new town, I always want to check out the local museum/historical society/library, etc. It is so much fun to learn about new things. Inspiration is always found in stories of the past! Here's a museum, and a shot of me (at another typewriter! I love them!) at The Story Bank Mary Poppins Museum. 

Nature, nature, nature! Two of my favourite places in the world are Maleny and the Bunya Mountains (the cabin). We go for a trip or a day away nearly every year. The quietness, the relaxing feel, the earthiness and the stunning plants and flowers always open the mind and let inspiration inside.