Sewickley is the Native American translation for sweet water, and with all the water references in the book, it made for a perfect title as well. I’m friends with the family of the previous owner, and have been inside the house which helped me create the immersive atmosphere I was striving for. Jones, a steel tycoon whose party home I used as inspiration for the residence of my main character. As I started writing Sweet Water the setting began to take on a life of its own, especially as I researched Sewickley and learned more about the executives who once owned estates there, most notably, B.F. I wanted to do something similar with my story. She does a beautiful job weaving her setting, Shaker Heights, Ohio, into her novel. I’d also just read Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.
Like a lot of writing projects, I started on a whim and before I knew it I had fifty or so pages and the start of a full-length novel that I really wanted to finish. I started thinking about affluent wooded areas closer to where I live in the Pittsburgh area that might be appropriate for a similar premise, and played around with a chapter or two basing the story in my favorite tree-lined suburb, Sewickley. It was a story that stuck with me long after the anthology was published. My story featured two college-aged kids who messed around with narcotics in a wooded area outside of Manhattan, but only one of them left the woods alive. The collection was published through a Mindful Writers group led by authors, Kathie Shoop and Larry Schardt. Where did the idea for Sweet Water come from?įor me, plot ideas for stories come from everywhere and nowhere-an article read online, a conversation had with an interesting person, or something much more random a moment where I’m rinsing shampoo out of my hair and suddenly a plot jumps into my head (why do life’s most profound thoughts happen in the shower?).įor Sweet Water, the idea started with a short story that I recently published in an anthology of short stories, poems and essays titled Into the Woods. Reinard for stopping by and sharing with us today. Reinard to The Book Diva’s Reads as she shares with us where her idea for this novel came from. I’m incredibly pleased to be starting off the year with a visit by Cara Reinard, author of the newly released crime thriller Sweet Water.
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