What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book?
The first fully realized scene of Death came to me when I was nineteen, while listening to a Led Zeppelin song. Music has always been a powerful source of inspiration for me. Sometimes I listen to a single track on repeat until a scene plays vividly in my mind. That moment eventually grew into this novel, and Chapter 14 is named in homage to the song that started it.
With my background in art and design, writing often feels like translating a movie in my mind into words, scene by scene, shot by shot. Stan Lee, particularly his work with Spider-Man, was an early creative influence. Finishing the book brought a long-held dream to life, and I hope it encourages others to tell their own stories.