Goodreads asked Tony C. Skye:

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

Tony C. Skye It started out as a question: If the mother of the antichrist were a real person, would she be like the stereotypes given (i.e. completely evil and/or a woman who has been forced)?
The following questions then came to mind: Would she be a regular girl? Would she care about fashion? Would she desire love? Would she long for friendships? What could lead a teenage girl into embracing such a notion? And if she did, then how would she balance this seemingly insane concept within the realms of normalcy, intimacy, friendships, etc.?
As I pondered over these questions, it came apparent to me that a reality such as this would be laced with emotional conflict. Many of us would never desire this upon ourselves or someone we love. We might refuse this road because of fear, lack of understanding, lack of acceptance, etc. Or we may demonize the situation because of the very foundation upon which it stands.
For those of us who would desire this within ourselves, would we actually understand the realities of diving into this oddity? If this is the case, then would this, also, mean that we have been guilty of a romanticized idea? And if we are not, then how would we handle this calling, per se?
What if there was a real power to be had from this sort of life? Would it change our desire to be like her? How can we relate to such a character? Maybe, there is a real chance that she desires everything we desire. She could be as normal as the concept implies. That is, she might not be inherently evil, whatsoever. She might just be a teenage girl trying to move her way through this insanity we must call our lives.

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