Working on stories organically I might have the basic idea or skeleton for the story, whilst getting inspiration "on the way" to keep building it further. Story is like a living being, it simply writes itself, but story elements can appear from different corners. I also work on more pieces in parallel, eventually some of them evolve or merge into a new one.

For the novel "Beyond the mirror" I used some of the motives of Toltec tradition as a result of my trip to Mexico. However, there was this particular moment that was the most decisive in shaping the novel. On the last day of the trip (after the program we were having ended) I had breakfast with two women who, same as myself, stayed a day longer before flying back. And there, they said something that triggered the way to finish my novel. It was not even a concrete thing, they just mentioned something that brought an idea through a simple shift in my mind. I find these moments quite amazing as this confirms that it is often not about the main road, you have to be able to step aside as well.