Olivia Fey

Olivia Fey asked Jessica Khoury:

Where did you get the idea of weaving magic in "The Moorwitch"? Does that come from any sort of Scottish fable or lore, or did you create that yourself?!

Jessica Khoury I think the inspiration came from a combination of things: the legend of the Fates/Moirai, the history of women using thread crafts throughout history as a quiet but subversive form of revolution, my own absolute admiration for anyone who can sew/knit/etc as my attempts have always been disastrous--to me it really is magic! There was no specific Scottish lore that inspired it, but if you read through the old folklore (of Scotland and most any other culture) the idea of threads as magic is a recurring motif. I loved pulling out all those little references and combining them into one grand system of magic.

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Anna Sobczak

Anna Sobczak asked Jessica Khoury:

Wait I read Vitro (Love It) Should I have read Origin too?

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Erin Lynn asked Jessica Khoury:

I know you went to Africa when you were in the research process for Kalahari, so I'm kind of curious... Did you travel to other places while writing the other Corpus books?

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A Goodreads user asked Jessica Khoury:

Hello! Big fan here! Skyborn is hands down one of the best series I've ever read. I am desperately hoping for a fourth book or an epilogue book of sorts, and I'm writing a fantasy/adventure story of my own. I'm on page 108 and chapter 11. I was wondering, what advice do you have for young authors or about writing in general, especially on amazing, complex characters and beautifully clever plots and adventure novels?

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