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My insssspiration for The Tale of Sybil Snake!

Readers often ask me what inspiration I had for writing my Chinese Calendar Tales, which is always a great question! The Tale of Sybil Snake, this year’s book, was inspired by quite a few things, and this week I thought I might share them with you!

First of all, there are the characteristics of Chinese Zodiac Snakes! They are graceful, romantic, refined and very charming! They are also very materialistic and love to surround themselves with beautiful things! On the negative side, they can also be mysterious and manipulative, plotting and planning over long periods of time to get what they want, and they will always get their revenge if anyone stands in their way!

In The Tale of Sybil Snake, Sybil is so graceful and charming that she hypnotises everyone in her path…and they all fall in love with her! She loves “collecting” beautiful things (some people might call it stealing!) and surrounds herself with her priceless hoard of treasure in a secret cave! She is highly manipulative and gets whatever she wants when nobody suspects her in the least…even after the Emperor banishes her after she steals the little prince’s golden ball (see the picture)! And in the end, she gets her revenge (but you’ll have to read the story to find out how!)

Keep visiting my blog to find out more inspiration for The Tale of Sybil Snake!