Goodreads asked A.R. Knight:

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

A.R. Knight I saw a similar setting - early 20th century but with fantasy elements - and thought it would be a fun environment to explore. Then I looked at the conflicts happening at that time (WW1, disease) and used those to build the setting.

The story itself came out of that setting. Though I believe it can go either way. A great character arc can be dropped into any setting you want, really.

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