Goodreads asked Simon Chesterman:

How do you get inspired to write?

Simon Chesterman The inspiration for my fiction comes in part from having children and being fascinated by the nature/nurture question of their development. It also comes from being a university professor and wanting to explore the extent to which teachers (as well as parents) have an impact on the intellectual and moral growth of the young men and women who pass through our doors. "Raising Arcadia" gives me the licence to explore these questions without being constrained unduly by reality...

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