Hi! *waves* I wanted to say you’re book was so awesomely amazing! I was wondering if there were specific things that inspired things in Shadow and Bone or just inspired you to write a book in general.

Thank you!

Lots of things inspired Shadow and Bone— the Small Science was inspired by an argument (lively discussion?) I had with some friends after seeing Minority Report, the world building was inspired by Russian history and folklore, the Shadow Fold was inspired by a very scary moment at the end of a darkened hallway.

As for writing a book, it was something I’d always wanted to do. But the trick wasn’t in the inspiration, it was in sitting down and actually finishing it.