Goodreads asked Judith Post:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Judith Post I've loved Greek and Roman myths since I took Latin in high school. Then I dabbled in Norse myths and was particularly interested in the sky god Tyr. I wondered what would happen if men forgot all of the old gods, but some of the old gods never gave up on mortals. What if the goddess Diana still meets sinners at the crossroads? What if Tyr, Donar (Thor now), and Freya still protect Norse lands from fire and frost giants? And that's how EMPTY ALTARS and SPINNERS OF MISFORTUNE came to be.

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