Goodreads asked S.J. Doran:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

S.J. Doran The World build for Fobidden Realms was developed in late 2017, completed early 2018. It was meant to be a base for short story development, but Cassius and Amara had ideas of their own.
I can't name one specific thing that sparked the idea for the series, yet there was a definite turning point with Cass and Mara where their story just demanded more.
We've known how the series would play out since we finished development of book one (both parts). The ideas for each book, outside of the general outline come from the characters themselves. Their motivations and reactions, which we hope read true to life as we intend them.

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