Goodreads asked C.K. Thomas:

How do you get inspired to write?

C.K. Thomas My inspiration for the Arrowstar series comes from traveling extensively around the state of Arizona. My husband rides and restores motorcycles, and riding the pillion seat on a motorcycle gives me lots of time to think! I get to look at the mountains rising up in front of us, at the clear blue Arizona sky, and the blooming desert cactus while he's handling the bike. The rush of speeding along on a twisty Arizona road clears my mind and spurs my imagination. We've walked through many pioneer cemeteries, and I've often wondered about the people buried there beneath tombstones chiseled with heartfelt inscriptions. My characters for the Arrowstar companion novels resurrect these characters from Mineral City's past and make their stories come alive again for a time if only on the pages of a book. It's an adventure researching these bygone days!

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