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November 19, 2025 at 04:00 pm Reply

cemile

What inspired you to write born to rock please give details I would really appreciate it because i really like the book and it would make my life better then ever please and it would be great if u answered by thursday!
November 19, 2025 at 07:03 pm Reply

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Hi, Cemile,

Here it is only Wednesday, so I'm ahead of your Thursday deadline!

Thanks for posting. I'm glad you enjoyed BORN TO ROCK, which was the first Y/A novel I ever attempted. What inspired me to write it? Well, to start with, writing is my chosen profession. I've written over 100 books, BORN TO ROCK among them. Most authors don't require what you call "inspiration." We write because we have something to say, a story to tell. That's just about all it takes to start us scribbling.

The premise of the story was "what if the hero finds out he's not who he thought he was?" That's the idea that got the story going. I often reply on a "what if" question to base my story on.

And that's all I can tell you about BORN TO ROCK, except that it was really fun to write, mostly because I was such a rock music fan when I wrote it back in 2005.

Thanks again! -----Gordon Korman-----
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Hi, Cemile,

Here it is only Wednesday, so I'm ahead of your Thursday deadline!

Thanks for posting. I'm glad you enjoyed BORN TO ROCK, which was the first Y/A novel I ever attempted. What inspired me to write it? Well, to start with, writing is my chosen profession. I've written over 100 books, BORN TO ROCK among them. Most authors don't require what you call "inspiration." We write because we have something to say, a story to tell. That's just about all it takes to start us scribbling.

The premise of the story was "what if the hero finds out he's not who he thought he was?" That's the idea that got the story going. I often reply on a "what if" question to base my story on.

And that's all I can tell you about BORN TO ROCK, except that it was really fun to write, mostly because I was such a rock music fan when I wrote it back in 2005.

Thanks again! -----Gordon Korman-----