Goodreads asked Amanda J. Nassar:

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

Amanda J. Nassar Upon Blue Mountain began as a completely different story back when I was in 8th grade! As anyone can imagine, my creative mind was not as developed as it is now. I entered a prose contest, and after winning second place, my interest in story-telling surfaced. I hand-wrote a version of my book, and ten years later, the only aspect that remained was my title. Ultimately, the idea for my book came from my title itself. I began with the creation of my world, Everrise, and thought about the different landscapes each of the Mountain Kingdoms had to offer those living there. Where a person lives has an effect on who they are in some way. So I decided to create unique landscapes with unique people, monsters, and beliefs. From there, many ideas for conflict and heroism brewed within my mind, and spilled out onto the page.

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