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Author David Arnold, whose new novel is The Electric Kingdom (Viking Books for Young Readers).
This week’s Write the Book Prompt was generously offered by my guest, David Arnold. His first inspiration for The Electric Kingdom came to him as he was a new stay-at-home Dad, caring for his newborn son. It was the image of a boarded-up farmhouse in the middle of the woods. (I suggested that maybe his new-dad brain was trying to encourage him to rent a cabin as a writing retreat. He said no...) For him, the farmhouse allowed him to begin taking notes for The Electric Kingdom. He invites us to use that same image as a prompt this week. A farmhouse, deep in the woods, boards over the windows. Where does this take you?
Good luck with your work in the coming week, and tune in next week for another prompt or suggestion.
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