Goodreads asked Jen Porter:

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

Jen Porter It was a combo of a high school "fan fic" I wrote in 1994, after reading Wolfwalker by Tara K Harper, and 20 years later experiencing the uniqueness and inner greatness of every autistic kid I worked with (who were also gravely underestimated or harshly judged by the world around them) -- and simultaneously seeing my home church fall apart because of the lack of understanding of the purpose of the church (and Biblical illiteracy and misteachings). My fanfic had nowhere to go, no theme, no purpose...until then.

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