Museums are also great places to get story ideas. I began visiting the Steamboat Arabia museum in Kansas City the moment it opened. I talked to the families responsible for discovering the sunken steamboat and recovering it, I looked at artifacts and read information placards. If I had lived closer, I would certainly have volunteered there. But instead, I decided to write about it, and what better way to write than by doing a time travel -- creating a story by taking the newly discovered and weaving it back into the past. "Lost Knight of Arabia" is my latest time travel romance available at http://bookswelove.net.
This is not my first time travel. "Indigo Bay" is based on visits to a B&B and Charleston, SC. "Spinning Through Time" was written after a visit to a restored carousel -- yes, at a museum. And then there's "Prospecting for Love" that takes place in a Nevada gold mining ghost town -- quite the natural museum and historical archive. You can read about all of these on my website at www.authorsden.com/barbarajbaldwin.
Exploring, whether at a museum or just on a walk in a park, can lead to some very creative ideas!
You can come and explore VA Beach! We have lots of museums that we haven't seen yet. And if you want to time travel, there is always Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg! Open invitation for any time and however long!
ReplyDeleteSpent many of my days at the museum in Pgh years ago. There is an interesting one here run by Rockland County historical society. At Christmas they have a huge doll house display, some very ole and some new
ReplyDeleteVisiting a museum is a fun way to learn more about the history of an area. :)
ReplyDeleteLove museums, especially those in small outback towns. In our traveling days we always visited the museum first in every town we stopped at. Not only do you find interesting artifacts but get to have a chat with the locals about their area they know so well.
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