Goodreads asked L. Darby Gibbs:

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

L. Darby Gibbs A fellow writer offered me an opportunity to post an article on her blog. She gave a few topic selections and fantasy caught my attention. I had been thinking about how the rules of the world a writer works in must be consistent and help derive character. So I thought I would write about how world building is another way to view character building and conflict. I thought and example would clarify the points I was trying to make, so I began listing a set of rules for a fantasy world and then showed how they would affect a characters actions as well and determine upbringing, expectations, etc. And then there I was with a world and character and a story ready to be written and I didn't want to post it. I'd spent considerable time on the post, so I decided to let it sit for a month and decide it I wanted to write the short story and then post the article. But I had other work I was doing, and the post just sat on my computer for months. I needed to take a break from the series I was working on, and that post came to mind. I started writing figuring a weekend or two and I would have a solid draft. Hah. One month later I was 35,000 words in and not even a third through the story. Thus Sharded Boy was born. Now I am working on the second book, The Shifter Shard, in the Standing Stone series that Sharded Boy is the first book in.

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