Goodreads asked Rosalyn Kelly:

How do you get inspired to write?

Rosalyn Kelly I draw on everything to be honest. Firstly, my childhood. I was extremely lucky to grow up with two sets of involved grandparents who encouraged imaginative play and were great storytellers. I spent most of my early years romping around castle ruins or stately homes, on the beach daydreaming or exploring the New Forest and learning about its history and legends. I also went to a school that is famously haunted. Our family holidays involved culture and history, and I was always reading and escaping to my own made up worlds.

Travel, exploring new places and discovering new cultures has filled me with a bank of ideas and inspiration, and I made sure I organised my life, my finances and my work to be able to travel for long periods at a time and really immerse myself in the country or continent I was visiting.

I’m definitely influenced by other fantasy books and films, as well as all kinds of fiction. One of my favourite (geeky) things is to read National Geographic and New Scientist as these magazines often spark ideas and the natural world is full of endless wonder. I think continual learning and passionate curiosity inspires me more than anything. I’m happily devoted to finding out about new things.

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