Goodreads asked Victoria J. Hyla:

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

Victoria J. Hyla For the most recently published, "Bartleby the Brave," it was just the thought that birds dive-bomb cars on the highway. It was the question of why in a fantastical way.

For my upcoming novel, the first of the Hotel Brisas trilogy, the inspiration was my month-long study abroad in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and the dream we had to buy a rundown hotel property and renovate it. It's kind of a "what if we had done that" tale that has blossomed into so much more.

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