How did the story ideas for Order Of The Sicari series came to your mind? What was your inspiration behind the series? Jayashina Parthiban,

Monica Burns Hi Jayashina,

The story line came about in a fluke. I was watching HBO's ROME mini-series, and my husband was downstairs calling my name, and I was curled up quite comfortable in my recliner and didn't want to get up to see what he wanted.

I reached for the remote, but couldn't find it. When I realized it was on my desk several feet away, I thought, wouldn't it be great if I was telekinetic, and I could just do the Luke Skywalker thing and have the remote in my hand just by thinking about it. Then I could pause the DVD and reply to my husband.

As I thought that, I realized it was what would make the series unique enough to sell to a NY publisher. From there the series just sort of evolved into an centuries old battle between good and evil.

I really want to go back to the series, but I'm struggling to survive on what little I make off my other books, and I'm focused on writing what sells. My downfall is that I write incredibly slow, so I'm lucky if I get two books out a year. I'm trying to improve that, but it's slow going.

Thanks for asking! Monica

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