Rebecca's Write Inspirations

Sarah Dessen is one of the authors I go to when I need a life lesson and a clear outlook at reality. She's the type of author who has a sincere voice and makes her characters real. They are the kind you'd picture as your best friend, your least favorite being, or your next crush. She has a way of building her stories around a character-driven plot that reveals the main personality through their actions, their inner turmoil, crazy family, and their ever-evolving narrative. They're true to themselves as they paint the picture of their world. Each of her stories and characters are different, but they have one thing in common: they're authentic.  You, as the reader, can see yourself in the situations she sets and the way the characters act, react, and think about the world they find themselves living in. It's sheer magnificence to dive into the mind of a character who feels more alive than fiction. If I'm honest, I envy Dessen's easy way of building these ...

There are so many things that can be said of  Author Agatha Christie . Likewise, I could discuss the ingenuity and character-driven plots of each Poirot book until I was blue in the face. I'm sure my own "little grey cells" would be delighted to interact with the plot of each of her stories from beginning to end with any fellow reader who would love to explore them at length and depth with me. However, I'm sure I could never do them justice. I could discuss how Agatha Christie had a most unique life from 1890-1976. I could mention that she was a playwright as well as an author. I could share how she disappeared for quite a few days after the back-to-back tragedies of losing her mother and finding out her husband was cheating on her. She was found at Harrogate Hotel, and weirdly enough, under the name of her husband's mistress. I could reveal that she eventually divorced the crackpot in 1928 (good riddance, I say) and went on to marry an archaeology professor,...