Authors share the stories behind their creations

Sometimes creativity strikes out of nowhere; other times there's a story behind, well, the story.

Bestselling author Lisa Jewell shared her method for selecting character names in an interview with The New York Times.

And Rey Rowland showcases five authors who coined their own subgenres, along with what inspired them, over at BookRiot. 

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