Using pictures to spark words

A picture paints a thousand words, they say. So if you like both books and pics, you might be interested to know that I have Pinterest boards for each of my books.

I generally start these even before I start writing the book, and use them to save pictures of potential characters and settings - though I may keep the board secret while I'm still writing the book. These help me to get a sense of of place in my head, and spark ideas for characters, scene settings and even story elements.

I usually pin ideas for cover pics, as well as various cover designs, too. And as I go along, I add anything that seems to belong to that book - quotes, photos of people that could be characters (especially book boyfriends), fan art (which I adore!), songs, covers of foreign translations - the whole nine yards  ! (The picture above is from my board for Recoil, and relates to fashions in my dystopian world, and the picture at the top of the email if from my current work in progress.)

I'm not always sure how Pinterest works - like, can you post a pic on someone else's board? Anyway, if you ever find (or create) a pic you think should be added to one of my boards, send it my way and I'll add it to the collection :)

You can take a peek at my boards here: Dark Whispers, Scarred,Hushed, The law of Tall Girls, Recoil, Refuse, Rebel, and Self Help Stories. The board for the book I'm currently writing (for adults) is here- any guesses on the subject?