Goodreads asked Brian McArthur:

How do you get inspired to write?

Brian McArthur Real life. Mark Twain said truth is stranger than fiction, and I've found that real life can produce some pretty crazy moments that are wilder (and funnier) than anything I could possibly dream up. Many of the adventures in my stories are real, and so are many of the characters (or at least parts of them). So are many of the places and images. I find our own world is so full of incredible scenery and adventure that even as I experience it, my mind starts to embellish. What if that cliff had a city built into it? What if that tower belonged to the mages? How awesome would it be if this river valley were full of the remnants of some long lost civilization? I have a hard time not seeing the world through the eyes of Indiana Jones, and if it's good enough, I try and write it down.

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