Goodreads asked Debra Clewer:

How do you get inspired to write?

Debra Clewer Inspiration comes in varied and funny ways at times. Harriet and the Secret Rings is based on the finding of an old patterned tile and broken knife in my vegetable patch in early 2016 while I was digging. The items started me thinking about ancient Rome and the tiled floors and cutlery. From there my imagination wandered to a story about 2 10-year-old friends who would time travel through the means of secret rings which come alive off the pages of a book. Sometimes an idea will come in a dream or the middle of the night when I can't sleep. I am very much influenced by the stories of Edith Nesbit (1858-1924), who was way ahead of her time with fantasy stories for children. Some of these stories were set as part of the curriculum when I was in high school. I was interested to read an interview with J.K. Rowling who also loves Nesbit's stories.

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