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Goodreads asked C.B. Archer:

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

C.B. Archer When I started to write my novel I had two different ideas.

One idea had been on my computer for some years, slowly growing. It had many named characters fleshed out, a solid foundation for a plot, countries drawn on a big map to show the religions and world factions, and it had an interesting twist on a standard formula. A real epic fantasy. with a few 'fade to blacks' in there to keep it nice and mild.

The other idea was scrawled on a discarded napkin. It had no characters planned, no real plot decided, was written basically that day, and it was only a list of nine words. These words were things that would be fun to watch schtoop an elf that got magic butt powers.

I went with the sensible choice (thank goodness) and Elfrotica was born!

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