Goodreads asked Vatsala Sinha:

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

Vatsala Sinha I have read a few books with characters of Witches and Vampires. Not to mention, I really liked the first part of Twilight. However I felt I was a bit old to read a lot of other Witch stories where the witches were still struggling in high school. I also needed to have more realistic story line and characters that I could relate to. Also a couple of years ago, I read a news article about someplace in Africa where they would abandon even a new born baby by declaring him/her a Witch. Another thing is, back when I used to live in India, while growing up, I used to hear stories of women being branded as witches and were stoned to death. Every year I would hear some woman being killed in the name of Witchery. It was clear that these superstitions were just for convenience, to get rid of certain weak members of our society. So many factors and a lot more came together to give me ideas regarding my most recent book. Obviously we don't have witches walking around us, but in my mind, I always thought, what if there were witches around us? Does that mean they have to be bad? Should we be scared of them? Can they feel just like us? A lot of questions and feelings about a fantasy character, which could just be a different species than us, living between us, and who deserved to be treated in a justified manner, made me write my most recent novel 'A Witches Love Story.'

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