Goodreads asked Jason Denzel:

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

Jason Denzel I conceived the original idea for the Mystic trilogy over a decade ago, sometime around 2004. Originally, I wanted to film it as a trilogy of short films. The outline for the first part changed very little in its core concept. I loved the idea of exploring what it would be like to be a young person trying to convince a master to become their apprentice. The master-apprentice / teacher-student / guru-disciple relationship is one that fascinates me, especially when it's examined through the lens of other cultures. These are important relationships that have likely existed as long as humanity has been around, and yet we tend to limit our conceptions of that that dynamic is like. In MYSTIC, I wanted to begin exploring that idea through an accessible, fun story.

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