Goodreads asked Amanda Witow:

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

Amanda Witow An online acquaintance wanted to do a Medusa/Perseus roleplay (without understanding who they were to each other), and though the classicist in me was horrified, the writer in me thought it could be an interesting dynamic...if the characters were generations removed from Medusa and Perseus.
Originally I thought the story of Ata/Dam would be a comic or short story serial. With weekly adventures and a cadre of other characters--including a minotaur (you will be missed Bronte)! As I worked on the world and characters, I realized they needed more room to stretch than a short format could allow. The story ideas also became less frivolous and campy, until I had Legend's Legacy (which, let's be honest, is still a little campy from time-to-time).

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