Site member WordsAreLife got to ask fantasy author Marissa Meyer about how it feels to say goodbye to the Lunar Chronicles series, writing diverse characters and why she is Ravenclaw through and through
Who or what is your biggest source of writing inspiration?
There really isn’t one major source of inspiration—it can and does come from absolutely anywhere! Obviously, for The Lunar Chronicles, I drew inspiration from the fairy tales that the books are based off of, as well as from science fiction epics like Star Wars and Firefly. I was frequently inspired by the technology of today, as well as news stories and magazine articles regarding where we are heading with technology, artificial intelligence, space exploration, and cybernetics. I was inspired by history – revolutions and the fall of dynasties, the civil rights movement, the bubonic plague. It goes on and on. Inspiration is everywhere. It’s the writer’s job to take all those little bits of ideas and mold them into one story.
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