Saturday, January 7, 2012

Postcard Challenge 2012

I have joined an interesting Challenge this year! The Postcard Challenge 2012 put on by DarcyW(UK). You can read all the details here. The challenge is based on Nick Bantock's Griffin and Sabine series - where two characters of your choice write postcards back and forth to each other every week. Darcy will post a different country for us each Monday of the year!

Our first country is Austria. Here is where my A character (Melinda Blake, author of romance novels and then some) will take the lead. She discovers a photograph in one of the library books she is using for researching her latest novel. There is the address of the photographer imprinted on the back of the photo. It's a very lovely landscape that might have been taken near her home in Tuscany. She begins to daydream about what inspired him to take that particular photograph. Perhaps he would like to have it back? she wonders. So...before she can think of a reason not to....she writes on the postcard in her purse and takes it up to the counter to ask if the clerk will post it for her.

 
 
And so we shall see where this will lead Melinda! I will do my best to keep up with the challenge and post here once a week with a new postcard and newest portion of the story. I do love to write fiction and it will be difficult for me to hold back!
 

21 comments:

CRAFTY WOMBLE said...

Like the little extra detailing on the postcard back with the info about the library :)

Alison xx said...

Fab postcard and the chance of a love story ?!? Can't wait to read the rest. A xx

Gina said...

Another fabulous storyline...I can't believe all the different twists and characters that have been created by this challenge, and yours is totally unique too :D XXX

Joanna said...

Great idea for your story - looking forward to seeing his reply.....

Nicki said...

Lovely postcard and great start to the story:0)

Nicki.xxx

Rozelle Faulkner said...

Funnily enough, I found a photograph in a book once and it was clearly taken in Dublin! Unfortunately there was no address on the back so I wasn't able to go on an adventure like Melinda :(

Great idea and card.

Helen Jacobs-Grant said...

a love story in the making maybe? love the postcard and library reference its just brilliant

WrightStuff said...

More, more!! I am loving the beginnings of all these stories. Can't wait :)

Darcy Marshall said...

oo beautiful image you chose, and I love the start of your story, and how she found his address.

Felicia said...

How fun! Cant wait to see where the story goes! Love the postcard! *huggles* =0)

lorig said...

I love the library. What a wonderful place to start an adventure! Looking forward to following Melinda on her journey

Esther said...

What an amazing building..love your postcard, and an intriguing start...Esther xx

Kerri Love said...

ohh great idea, a photo with an addy, I love it!

The Musicalscrapper - AKA MusicScrp said...

Love this idea bren great start!

Kimber said...

What a fun story! I hope Connor responds! :)

Janet said...

Great storyline - is Connor a priest? Can't wait to see how it all pans out.

Janet xx

Maz said...

Gorgeous postcard - looking forward to following their story. x

The Dolphin Inn said...

Ooooo your postcard looks so professional, loving the addition of the details on the bottom and the story is so intriguing already, fab start to the challenge, cant wait tread more xxx

debbi taylor said...

looking forward to this story!

Jen said...

Late joining in so playing catch up, great story line. Like the art work.
Jen x

Penny in Missouri said...

Great start to your story, Bren--what will happen next! :)