My joking answer to this question is that I leave a bowl of milk out on the back porch every night for the Idea Fairy. In the morning, the milk is gone and theres a brand-new shiny idea by the bowl. – Sarah Zettel
I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This is not however to say that writing good fantasy does not involve doing good research. – Sarah Zettel
Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An authors life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is. – Sarah Zettel
Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. Its us. So, then, I got to wondering what would happen if a more technologically advanced society moved next door to us, the way we moved next door to the American Indians. – Sarah Zettel