Inspirations and imagination.

We all have inspirations...book inspirations that is.   Stories that grab our attention and pull us in. Characters that become alive in our minds that we grow attached to and love.  We cheer for their triumphs and shed tears for their sorrows.  A great story can give us good friends, new passions and ignite our imagination.  

For Brooke, that inspiration, that love for reading and imagination really began with Harry Potter.  She is truly a super fan.  For several years, she spoke regularly in an English accent and quite convincingly. She knows the story of Harry Potter, inside and out.  She knows the characters birthdays, she knows random facts about their families, their towns, their foods, their likes, their loves and their struggles.  She knows and loves those characters because she is passionate about the story. She has read all of the books several times, they are well worn and have been sitting prominently next to her bed for years.  (She owns all the movies, although she is the first to say they aren't as good as the books.) She reads the stories to her siblings regularly.  She quotes the books randomly in conversations.  This series has become a part of Brooke's life, from clothing to jewelry to decor.  She, along with millions of other readers,  caught the vision and the story came to life for her. 

A while back Brooke's birthday wish was to spend her birthday at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter... so her family made that birthday wish come true.  She got to celebrate with some of her favorite people in one of her favorite places and her co-author and uncle happen to be one of them.  Here are the Luminescent Writers together enjoying the imagination of a wonderful author and role model, JK Rowling, brought to life.

 This.  This is what a good book can do. All of this from the imagination of one person. What amazing possibilities exist within our minds. We  hope that a few people will fall in love with our characters and our stories.  There are whole worlds out there just waiting to come to life on the pages of the books we write.  Let's see where they take us! 

What are some of your favorite stories?