6/3/2023 0 Comments Kalyna by Pam Clark![]() ![]() ![]() I confess I do not understand nor appreciate every line of Song of the open road by Walt Whitman. As I wrote The Open Road, a poem, a novel, and my grandmother inspired me. But then there are other experiences that etch themselves deep into our hearts and minds. That random thought is filed for a time when I need to add texture to a story. ![]() For me, a lyric from a song on the radio or a tactile experience like weeding the garden will spark an idea. ![]() Writers gather ideas from all sorts of places. In this post she answers a frequent reader question: ‘Where did you get your inspiration?’ Drawing from the inspiration well By M.M. Set in the American West after the Civil War, as settlement hastens the close of the frontier, The Open Road tells the story of two adventurous young men, a horsewoman, and an Arapaho who discover the depths of their character as they tie their fates together in a heart-felt story of friendship. Holaday has published her first novel – The Open Road – and it launches this month. You may remember Holaday (aka Nan Johnson) from the story she wrote about Perkins Corner, a post that struck a chord with many readers. ![]()
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