What was I thinking? Of all the assistants I could have wound up with, why did I have to choose the one with the scary mother and troublemaking in his bloodlines? I am doomed.

Inspiration comes from so many sources. Music, other fiction, the non-fiction I read, TV shows, films, news reports, people I know, stories I hear, misheard words or lyrics, dreams

Cery: So, Hem, tell me why I shouldn't see how many holes I need to make before you start leaking money?

The first rule of world-building is available physics, which basically means that if you want it to feel real, it has to follow the same rules as this world, from gravity to how human behaviour works. If you have a fantasy element that doesnt obey the laws of physics, make sure that it has a fantasy explanation.

He had given her too much. He had given her everything.

There's always a bit of truth in each rumour, the trouble is finding out which bit. - Tayend

If your appearance is all people see, they have no respect for your mind.