Goodreads asked Mark J. Engels:

How do you get inspired to write?

Mark J. Engels I seek to enshrine those parts of my past I myself don’t want to forget. Like growing up amongst Polish-Americans near Detroit. My love for Great Lakes lore and legend. Staring out at the passing countryside through a big rig’s windshield. Practice in and appreciation for traditional Korean fighting arts. My long-time fascination with anime, manga and anthropomorphics was what ultimately inspired me to take up writing genre fiction. I felt compelled to create content after having consumed it for so long.

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