Goodreads asked Michael Ransom:

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

Michael Ransom I'm actually working on 3 novels as potential follow-ups to my debut novel The Ripper Gene. The first is based on a referendum vote that my father and other ministers endorsed back in the 1980's to keep our Mississippi county "dry" (no alcohol sellers allowed). And what could have gone horribly, horribly wrong in that scenario. The idea for my second novel is based on finding out that one of the guys from MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE used to live near my current home in NJ, and I'll leave it at that. They are a GREAT BAND by the way, my #2 favorite of all time just behind THE CURE. Lastly, the idea for my 3rd novel came from some of the amazing advances in molecular cloning as enabled by the CRISPR/CAS9 genome editing system. So...that's where the vast majority of my ideas come from: my memories, my life, and my career!

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