Inspiration – Rusty Money
I count money as part of my day job. A few weeks ago I ran across a ten dollar bill that was stained with rust. The red and orange coloration ran up the bill in the creases and lay across the bottom, as if it had wicked up the color from rusty water.
Oh, how frustrating to not have a moment to jot a note. A story idea came, but was gone by the time I could write it down.
Surprisingly, it came back in full force as soon as I saw the ten again. Two characters and a location came to mind. Over the next few hours I kept paper close by as the plot resolved itself and small details began to fit in. A heist, a betrayal, a murder, and a hiding spot that remains undiscovered for some time…yup, quite a lot from a bill with a reddish stain on it, even knowing blood would stain the bill brown, not red.
I’m currently developing the concept into a novel-length work titled Blood Money.
What’s your craziest source of inspiration so far?
