Thursford was all ready to receive Father Christmas and his elves visiting for the month in an amazing winter wonderland. As I have recently had an idea for a teen/YA fantasy trilogy, I thought this place was amazing. My new book idea is very different from The Beyond Series of books as it whisks the reader away to a whole new world and dimension of fun and magic, with some scary intrigue and thrills along the journey.
So I felt it very fitting that I was transported to this beautiful wonderland for just an hour or so, making me feel like a kid again, which was fantastic.
Obviously my new idea doesn't include angry looking snowmen, but - oooh hang on..., just kidding. But it did feel like I was walking through a magical fantasy world.
We also stayed in a caravan park in a woodland close to Thursford in Norfolk. Naturally, me being me, I felt this looked more like Narnia. Ever since I first read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the idea of an alternate universe existed beyond a wardrobe was the most amazing and scary story I'd read at that point in my young and impressionable life.
I had a working title for my new trilogy, but I've discovered there is something a little similar already out there... so I will have to get my thinking cap on for catchy titles. But think Narnia, meets Doctor Who, with magical making Goonies on Halloween!! Hmm, that's quite an eclectic mix, but hopefully it will work.
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