Karlissa J. asked Scott Appleton:

I know this is in the list of pre-given questions, but I really am curious: where do you find the inspiration for your stories? Particularly, what inspired you to write "The Sword of the Dragon" series?

Scott Appleton Sorry it's taken this long for me to respond but I do want to answer your question: The Sword of the Dragon series has been in-process for about twelve years now. Sometimes it is difficult to figure out exactly what inspired me to write The Sword of the Dragon series because that was such a long while ago. I originally wrote it as an omniscient POV story that ended up over 130,000-words in length. It covered an extensive number of characters, places, and a period of about thirty years from Oganna's birth until the final wrap-up with Stalwart (who you will meet in the later books of the series). I carried my emotions strongly through the manuscript, using my doubts about myself and others, my fears, my hopes, my highest ideals, and my deepest convictions. It truly is the story I always wanted to read because I put all the elements that matter to me into the characters and the story. Technology has been all-but-destroyed because I often feel like it presents so many challenges to leading a quiet, peaceable, reflective life. The consequences to the characters following a wrong path are severe because I wanted it to serve as a reminder to myself and others that ultimately God's favor is the only favor that matters, and his laws reward whereas sin destroys both us and those around us.

I hope this helps clarify what inspired me to write this series!

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