Goodreads asked R.M. Snider:

How do you get inspired to write?

R.M. Snider Mostly, I'm inspired through my dreams. Sometimes I wake up and I'm like, "Dude, that dream had all the feels," and I know it's something I need to write down. That's totally how I got my original inspiration for The River Series. Further, as I wrote it, I listened to music by some of my favorite artists (Jonathan Thulin, for King and Country, We Are Messengers, Zach Williams) and the words (and emotions evoked) from the songs literally inspired scenes and the direction the story went. I also learned to pray everyday before I began writing and that really helped keep me on track to write what God wanted me to write.

But The King Peters Series has evolved out of an entirely different process. I just began telling my kids stories about King Peter (fictional, not from Narnia, NOT my brother who also happens to be named Peter, lol). My kids wanted more King Peter stories, and so I'd begin with an idea or an image that popped into my head and then it would evolve into an entire story, usually with a moral theme. And there's naughty children and then, as I began writing, I added fantasy creatures like dragons and talking stars. The River Series was set as much within the confines of accurate history as I could image. In contrast, The King Peter Series is just from my imagination of what medieval times would be like if dragons roamed the earth and there was a land called Calloway. So, it's been fun and so much lighter in theme. I'm really enjoying the break from heavy subject matter. But I hope to go back to the heavier stuff at some point.

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