Goodreads asked Laini Giles:

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

Laini Giles After writing The Forgotten Flapper, I was grieving pretty hard. Since I'd written in first person as Olive for around 5 years, I didn't know what to do with myself when I was finished. I hadn't originally planned a series, but the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to keep going. When I thought about other flappers to write about, Clara Bow was the first person who came to mind.
But when I began thinking about what POV to use, I knew that Clara wasn't the brightest bulb, and I wondered how I could tell her story the best way. I considered writing it in straight ahead 3rd person, but then the idea of her secretary, Daisy, came to me, and after the dramatic conclusion of their relationship, it seemed like an ideal voice to use. Especially after I found out the personal baggage she had with her family's bootlegging history. SCORE!

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