Goodreads asked Amanda Kespohl:

How do you get inspired to write?

Amanda Kespohl I can't really seek out inspiration. It just happens. There is one story in particular that came to me in a song. One day, I was strolling around my neighborhood, listening to "Right Here, Right Now," by Fatboy Slim. That pulse-pounding beat made me imagine someone fleeing for their life. In my head, an image of hungry orange flames blossomed, licking at the character's heels. I thought to myself, "Man was not meant to outrun dragon fire."

A voice in my head replied, "Good thing I'm not a man."

Suddenly, I knew who was speaking and what I wanted to write about her.

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