Return to Preston Castle

I talked up the inspiration, Preston Castle, for the setting of my current WIP so much that our YA crit group decided to take a road trip there. And one junior member accompanied his mom, as you can see.



(Photo courtesy of Christina Mercer)It was a rainy, gray day, the perfect weather for a haunted castle. There were way more people than I expected, and I kind of longed for the days when I've been in there by myself, or nearly by myself. I'd never taken an official tour before, though, so it was nice to see that side of it.

Afterwards, we drove up to the graveyard where my WIP, Crow's Rest, starts out. Too wet to get out of the car, so we moved on to another little foothill town and did some shopping and had lunch.

These are the days when I know that I've made lifelong friends from our little crit group! And watch for an interview on next Monday with one of my crit partners, and I'll also be giving away a copy of her first book to a lucky winner!

Here's a bonus video of the interior of the castle:

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Shopping, lunch AND a haunted castle???? Wow! Sounds like the perfect day. Wish I was in your crit group. Why do you have to live so darn far away?

Angelica R. Jackson said...

I live in just the right spot, Alison--it's you who lives so far away! We'll let you know when we're doing the next one in case you want to make a special trip . . . ;)

Melanie said...

the vid stopped working about half-way through for me :-( But man, does that place totally look creepy. What a great setting for a novel/movie! what a fun trip!

Christina Mercer said...

Great video, & the music says it all!

Yes, I too, feel so fortunate to be in our crit. group. Life long friends for sure :-D

RAD - Dot Painter said...

It was a fun field trip! I'm not sure I want my kids to go there for a bit though - spoooookeeee. We are lucky to have you as a friend Angelica!

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