Goodreads asked Victoria Osborne:

How do you get inspired to write?

Victoria Osborne Man of Clay was a labour over many years. I think it was like gardening in that all the ideas and things that interested me went into my compost-mind. Then I laid out the garden, I planted seeds and plants grew. Some overshaded or overcrowded others and had to be pruned or even removed. Some things died or were planted in the wrong kind of soil. I had to act like a goat and get round and nibble things. Somethings blossomed in a surprising manner while some needed training. And, hey presto, after a mere fifteen years, anyone can take a walk through my garden!

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