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Hi, Barbara,

Thanks for posting. I’m honored to be the subject of your author study.

Your question: Most authors don’t require what you call “inspiration,” Barbara. We write because we have something to say, a story to tell. That’s just about all it takes to start us scribbling. In the case of MASTERMINDS, I wanted to do a series about nature vs. nurture. That is, is a person born evil, or is bad behavior something he has to learn? The Osiris experiment was set up to see if the kids, cloned from evil criminals, would be evil because they were born that way; or could they be good if they were raised innocent and happy in an ideal community. So you can see that, for me, it was almost as much an experiment as it was for Osiris! I hope you’re enjoying the series. It was really a great experience for this writer too!

Thanks again. Good luck with the project.                                        —–Gordon Korman—–