Goodreads asked Dasha Tryon Wallace:

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

Dasha Tryon Wallace The idea for The Fan Society came from church. I was sitting behind someone who had this black dress with a whole bunch of fans on it and I thought it would be cool to learn how to fight with a fan. Then I thought of how in victorian times every lady had a fan and thought it would be awesome if they could fight with their fans and what if one of them was a spy. Then it transformed into a what if it was a Cinderella spy novel that takes place in historical England.

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