The Moment of Creativity

Written By Jerrimiah Stonecastle

Someone asked me recently where the hell do I come up with the ideas for my books. I told her I didn't really know. They just pop in my head. They may be precipitated by some random event or thought.

I might have had a dream or a nightmare.

They could originate from news story on the television.

However, I can say with profundity that the creative moment of the book you see to my left occurred after I was whistling a tune in my house.

I had a flashback to when I was whistling in the house when I was admonished for doing so by my mom. She didn't explain why. Back in those days you didn't ask why. You just trusted what parents told you and did what they said.

I just figured it was another one of our superstitions like don't put a hat on the bed, or don't walk underneath a ladder, and make sure you cook black eyed peas on New Year's day.

I decided to do a little research into the myth, as I always do when I have a new book in mind and discovered some interesting information.

It didn't originate in the deep south by the descendants of slaves. No it originated in a more cooler climate. Good ole Mother Russia.

So now I had all the ingredients to write this fiction.

1. I had an idea for the title.

2. I had the basic info for that idea.

Now the only thing I need is a:

1. Plot

2. Antagonist

3. Protagonist

4. Character development

5. Outline

6. Final cover design

7. Launch date

Wish me luck.

Jerrimiah Stonecastle

Stonecastle Publications LLC

"Throwing Stones at a Glass House"

Jerrimiah Stonecastle

Born and raised in the slums of New York, he was raised by a single mom who earned her Master's in Early Childhood Development while working as a teacher's aide. She sent young Jerrimiah to the prestigious Power Memorial Academy for Boys, the Alma mater of NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He worked part-time after school to help his mom pay for his tuition.

He declined a full scholarship from Concordia University and joined the US Army and became a combat medic. He returned to New York upon his discharge where he was hired by the NYC Chief Medical Examiner’s Office as a medical stenographer.

In 1982 he joined the New York City Police Department. In 1983 he was recruited by the Organized Crime Control Bureau (OCCB) as an undercover officer in their narcotics division. He finished out his career as a detective assigned to the Bronx Homicide Task Force.

When he retired in 2002, he relocated to Florida to pursue his passion for writing. After hundreds of rejection letters and reading Amanda Hocking's story, he decided to self-publish his own works. In 2016 he formed Stonecastle Publications LLC and has published 30 books so far. He has an additional 400 fiction and nonfiction novels in draft form in his company's literary vault.

On October 31, 2018, He launched his first horror novel "FRANKENSTINA" and released the sequel "FRANKENSTINA REBORN" on Halloween 2019. There are two more books in the horology.

On March 7, 2023, he received the Literary Titan Book Award for the apocalyptic thriller "A Flash of Light".

Stonecastle Publications LLC

"Throwing Stones At a Glass House"

https://jerrimiahstonecastle.org/
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