Goodreads asked Launton Anderson:

How do you get inspired to write?

Launton Anderson Personally, I write about what I'm passionate about. I've always loved unsolved mysteries. I remember being little and reading about the Bermuda Triangle, and Amelia Earhart, and the Titanic (back then it wasn't found yet, and they didn't think they'd ever find it).

With 'Death of Nine: The Dyatlov Pass Mystery', I wanted to show the world that the nine hikers were experienced winter hikers. They had 55 years of experience between them.

I wanted to show that they didn't just run around pell-mell and cause their own deaths. I also wanted to show how extreme their injuries were. I created an 'autopsy profile' for each hiker that illustrates what and where those injuries are. It was important to me to write about those details because there are so many misconceptions about this case.

So, that's what inspired me to write this book. As for writing itself, I just love to write. Sometimes, I'll just jot down a short story or I'll hear a unique name and think that'll be great for a character in a story. Sometimes I'll see an abandoned building and imagine what it was like when it was being used and then I'll weave a story out of that. It's the little things here and there that help with me becoming inspired to write.

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