Goodreads asked Barrett:

How do you get inspired to write?

Barrett At a medical convention, a doctor-friend and I stayed up late one night conjuring a unique medical mystery. I worked on the story for several years and loved every minute. Then in 2007 I took the Nanowrimo challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 days. I plucked one character from my medical saga and started what eventually became "The Damaged Series" four books about her adventures in New Mexico

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