Goodreads asked Casey Lehman:

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

Casey Lehman Believe it or not, the question is more profound than you think.

The Power of Imagination

When I was young, role-playing was vilified – mainly due to the controversial nature of the formerly-notorious tabletop game ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ created by the revolutionary known as Gary Gygax. Now however, such a thing is commonplace among even the internet.

I met a young man by the name of Ronald Steven Lessiter. However insane that this may be, our interest in Spyro the Dragon would eventually conceive a universe all of its own.

It was simple – role-play in messenger as different original characters in the Legend of Spyro universe. However, as time passed I realized that due to the nature of this role-play, I could create my own universe from the corpse of this beloved series. This is where my own imagination and ingenuity came into play, birthing a series of interesting (if not exceedingly controversial) ideas and characters that could be marketed on its own.

Although sometimes destructive and inspiring sinful ideas and thoughts, your mind is this universe’s most powerful weapon for making yourself known to the world –and in the end, you will have made an impact on hundreds, if not thousands or possibly millions of lives.

No matter what fandom or interest you have, remember that you have the power to create a new and fully-original universe for others to enjoy. This is the power that dwells within the hearts and minds of every human – no, rather, the hearts, mind and souls of every sentient being.

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