Rain can be fickle sometimes. It can be fast. It can be light. It can be wind-swept. It can be pouring. For those not living in the Northwest Arkansas area, over eight inches fell over the weekend. That’s a lot of rain. Several roads were closed, a few damaged beyond driveability, and every single road in Johnson, Arkansas, was declared impassible. Can’t recall that ever happening before.
Mother Nature does play a part in my story, Bill’s Cajun House of Pleasure. I throw a rain storm and two hurricanes at my characters. It is interesting how they react to it. The hurricanes really did hit Louisiana at the time they appear in my story. It’s a good thing they were recorded because history doesn’t write itself.
I believe adding severe weather every now and then to your story tests your character’s character. Will they hunker down and ride out the storm? Or will they be out in it fleeing from the bad guy? How will the aftermath affect them? There’s only way to find out: throw in bad weather and see what happens. Who knows, it may be just the plot point your story needs.
Come see me Saturday, May 6 at the library in Farmington, Arkansas, from 1:00 to 3:00. It’ll be a fun time, a romp in the swamp even. And nobody wants to miss one of those.
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What I’m Reading – Many readers I know like to inquire what their favorite author is reading. At the end of each blog post, I’ll let you know what I’m reading. I may not be a published author yet, but I hope my choice of reading material inspires you to read. I’m finish reading Kathleen O’Neil Gear and W. Michael Gear’s Sun Born this week. I encourage you to read a variety of topics.