Tracey asked Chris Dietzel:

Thanks much for the friend request. I just finished reading "The Hauntings of Playing God" and thoroughly enjoyed it. (I've recommended it to many friends in the last couple of days.) I'm curious where your ideas for De-Evolution came from?

Chris Dietzel Hi Tracey, thanks for the question, and thanks for recommending my book to others. Two things inspired the world of the Great De-evolution. The first was constantly being flooded with apocalyptic stories where the few survivors ended up fighting each other or zombies instead of just doing their best to survive. I wanted an end of mankind that was quiet and reflective. The second influence was seeing stories on the news a couple nights in a row on the increase of autism rates. It got me to thinking what would happen if the rate kept increasing until it was 100% of all children born. The two ideas came together and the Great De-evolution was born.

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