Magic in the Childhood Merry-go-round

Readers often ask, "Where do you get your ideas for your books?". In my experience, the creation of each book rises from a different path, different choices, and the variety of life.  "Carousel Magic", my sweet romance novella, is a strong example of the phenomenon we've all experienced. At some time during life, events, people and the stars seem to align and poof! The outcome is positive and affirming. The author of the book Religious Integrity for Everyone: Functional Theology for Secular Society calls this "Exquisite Timing".  For me it's being in the flow of God's Spirit.  Over the next few posts, let me share with you how "Carousel Magic" came to be.

It all started with a weak stomach. My weak stomach to be exact. As an infant, I had trouble keeping cow's milk down, and my mother experimented with many options and finally settled on goat's milk. Move forward a few years to visits to amusement parks. I loved going to the parks and in Western Pennsylvania, we had many good ones. I tried roller coasters and tilt-a-whirls and spinning teacups, but it seems that spinning and twirling and screaming while shooting down the last coaster hill do not agree with my stomach.

But the merry-go-round? Ah-h-h. I felt grand on the up-and-down horses, flying around with the wind sweeping through my hair. You see, I'm in awe of horses and their riders. I'm frankly intimidated by a horse's size and power. But on a merry-go-round, I could imagine something of the feeling that a rider gets galloping along with a horse under him.

The Magic started with a weak stomach.


Next Time: Tutoring Magic