Goodreads asked Paula Shablo:

How do you get inspired to write?

Paula Shablo I have this brain that never seems to shut up, and its favorite question is "What if?" I started writing at a young age, just to hash out some of the questions in my head. My latest work began because I was studying my own family history and making various charts, and my brain said, "What if you could talk to this person or that person? What would you ask them?" Personally, I have a few mysteries I would love to solve in my own family tree--and I haven't stopped trying-- but in the meantime, I can make up some solutions for Emma!

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