Goodreads asked Bonnie Grove:

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

Bonnie Grove Multiple streams converge. That seems to be the way book ideas happen for me. Several light bulb moments coalesce. My recent work is a combination of inspirations from an old broadway musical, an interview I heard on CBC radio with a cartographer, and my children asking me questions about when I was a teenager (in the 1980s).

I experience many bright idea moments, but those alone aren't enough. I keep these ideas tucked away until they begin to buddy up with other inspirations. This, I hope, helps me craft complex stories along strong themes.

Then there's the bit that happens while writing. Inspiration and ideas add themselves to the book as I write. Themes and questions emerge that, until then, were latent at best. Ah hah moments happen at all stages of writing.

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