Goodreads asked Mark L'estrange:

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

Mark L'estrange "Snow Beast" was one of those books which I always wanted to write. I love the snow and looking out over a vast landscape covered in the stuff conjures up the image of (for me anyway) of a large creature suddenly appearing on the horizon.
With "Night of the Kraken" it was the thought of looking out over the sea and suddenly seeing something monstrous rise above the surface.
Once I have the original idea I just need to find the characters and create their stories, and then finally bring them all together to wrap it up.
I love the idea of ordinary, everyday folk carrying out their daily business, and then suddenly some hideous great monster appearing to disrupt everything.
And as you know, monsters come in all shapes and guises.

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