Goodreads asked Tara Ellis:

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

Tara Ellis My most recent book, Descent, is the third book in a trilogy, so I think I would have to answer this based on the trilogy.

The Forgotten Origins Trilogy has been a year-and-a-half long project for me. I have loved every minute of it and I'm a bit sad that I'm done with the storytelling part of it.

Let me start by saying that I LOVE the story line. The plot is incredibly complex and I worked very hard to weave just enough realism into it, to make the reader consider the possibility of it really happening.

The actual idea for it evolved as I was writing the outline. I took longer to write the outline for Bloodline, than I did to write the book. I researched the items of interest (artifacts and locations) in my book, as well as the legends and history. These real-life things helped to shape my story. I had dreams about it, daydreams and conversations at great length with myself. :)

When I think about a scene, or write it, I see it in my head like a movie. Perhaps that is why so many people think it would make a great movie.

I chose the age and sex of the main character because I knew I wanted it to be in the Young Adult genre, and told in the first-person, so it made the most sense for me. I made the setting in Washington State, because that is what I'm familiar with and it's a great location for this type of story.

I knew it would be a scifi because I have always been a HUGE science fiction fan, and I also LOVE conspiracy theories, so my reserve of personal info was large.

I don't know if I have a specific answer for the story itself. It seemed to take on a life of its own at some point and I became the narrator...if that makes any sense. :)

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