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When Siobhan suggested I write about what inspired The Ophelia Dawson Chronicles, I scratched my head and was like, “Uh…” It’s been so long and I have such a cluttered imagination.

What was I saying? Oh, right, inspiration!

If you’ve read Sugar Rush and Crushed Sugar, you might be thinking, “Huh?”
Well, I did say I have a cluttered imagination.
This scene is actually in the *fourth* book in the series. Yeah, I said the fourth! Weird. I really had to backpedal to get everything sorted on this one! Even after Sugar Rush was accepted for publication, I backpedaled with Crushed Sugar, which you may notice is set before Sugar Rush, but was released after it! Oy, it’s enough to give a poor reader a headache and I am so sorry about that. Maybe as I mature as a writer these things will get easier.
Why backpedal on the dream scene? I had to figure out why the Bad Guy had kidnapped the Heroine (who turned out to be Ophelia) in the first place. These guys are alien/human hybrids, not vampires. The blood-sucking dead guys didn’t see any action until I threw Brandon into it, and he isn’t exactly Dracula. But, the alien/human hybrids had some things in common with the mythical vampire. I realized I had to backpedal again and bring in the mythical vamps in order to help *define* the alien/human hybrids.
Yeah, cluttered. You should see my sock drawer.
So, what inspired that original dream? I have no freakin’ idea.
I also had one about the Pope and John Travolta.
Uh, no, don’t ask.
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