Susan, how do you come up with your story lines? Sitting in the Uffizi in Italy, staring at Botticelli Venus Rising, listening to Joanie

I spent August in Italy with my daughter and son-in-law, and we spent a day at the Uffizi Gallery, and of course, me being me, I got lost. I retraced my steps and decided to wait for my kids to find me in the room where Botticelli's Venus Rising was on display. Turned on my iTunes, started listening to Joanie's Diamonds and Rust, and by the time I was found by my kids,  a book series mapped out in my head. And now that project, conceived in Italy, is about to be released.

So excited by this project! It's special to me. The story-lines I wrote in my head while traveling Europe with my beautiful daughter and her amazing husband. Lots of time to take notes and refine the story. Me, being me, I got lost a lot!