Goodreads asked C.A. Pack:

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

C.A. Pack I like to write episodically, each Library of Illumination novelette a complete story, while still part of a larger tale of another curator's thirst for power and desire to control all knowledge in the universe. So each novelette—short as it is—needs its own heart and soul. The earlier adventures dictate where some of the later adventures will take us, and my ideas for content are derived from pop culture, literary classics, and what's going on in the media. In Myrddin's Memoir, book 7 of the Chronicles: The Library of Illumination series, the inspiration is part Merlin the magician, part service to continuing the storyline, and part vehicle for developing Johanna's character, although it may not be completely apparent in this particular adventure. C:LOI is a slowly woven tapestry, and it's quite a job to make sure the stitches don't unravel (unless they're meant to). In the end, I hope to have built a story that's entertaining; one filled with drama and humanity and humor. But the end is still a long way off, and at this point, I'm sure there will not only be a Second Chronicles of Illumination but a third one as well.

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