Goodreads asked Matthew Willis:

How do you get inspired to write?

Matthew Willis Research, and real-life stories. Most of my writing comes from something in research that grabs my attention - Daedalus and the Deep was inspired when I read about the reports made by the real HMS Daedalus of a sea-serpent sighting. I knew I had to write it. The same was true of the disappearance of the airship Dixmude - that novel is in planning, and I'm waiting until I have the writing chops to tackle it. My story 'The Bronze Sword' in the new collection 'A Seeming Glass' was inspired by the similarity between Bronze Age practices and elements of Arthurian myth, as uncovered by archaeology.

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