Carmone Harris on Where to Find Inspiration for Your Writing

Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

In episode #119 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with writer Carmone Harris.

Over the month of November, I ran my new group program, STORY PLAN INTENSIVE. The goal of the program was simple: rather than spend the month throwing together a stressful to create (and possibly disastrous) first draft of a manuscript via NaNoWriMo, the participants would instead spend the month planning their story, developing their macro-level story craft, and ultimately complete a rock-solid outline for their book that will set them up for long term success.

The program was a hit and I look forward to running it again before too long. (If you would like to participate in the next round of STORY PLAN INTENSIVE, reach out to me at [e-mail].)

One of the participants in the program was Carmone Harriss. Carmone is a mother, embroiderer, and writer. When she’s not writing and being a mom, she loves to watch movies and television shows. She also enjoys reading and has a love for music. She’s a member of the Supernatural fandom and loves vampires and rock and roll. Her favorite book genres are  YA/NA Paranormal romances, fantasy/urban fantasy, horror, and a few other romances. 

Throughout STORY PLAN INTENSIVE, Carmone shared numerous resources with the group via our private forum. What impressed me about Carmone’s sharing was not just the helpful content she was able to find, but also the vast array of channels she was pulling content from. As such, I asked Carmone to be on the show to discuss the various sources she finds inspiration for her writing.

During our discussion, Carmone explains how writers can use:

• Role-Playing Boards
• Music
• Youtube
• TikTok
• Podcasts
• Pinterest
• And more!

Listen to the full podcast episode: