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Where did the idea for The Two Pearls of Wisdom/Eon come from?
I was reading a history of Feng Shui as research for another novel when I came across a short paragraph about an ancient Emperor who ordered all of his Feng Shui Masters to build his son a Palace of Good Fortune. Once the Palace was built, the Emperor immediately had all the Masters murdered to keep the secrets of his son’s stronghold safe! As soon as I read that, the story of Eon just exploded in my mind. I grabbed a pen and paper and in about ten minutes wrote the entire outline. It was one of those rare moments when all the elements of a story came together in a rush of energy.

What is up with the title and demographic changes?
As my agent was selling the finished manuscript of The Two Pearls of Wisdom/Eon around the world, it quickly became apparent that it was being viewed as a crossover novel i.e. a book that would suit both an adult and young adult audience. So, as it sold, some Publishers bought it as an adult title, some bought it as young adult, and a few bought it as both.  The title changes are generally to do with the target audience of the Publisher. The Two Pearls of Wisdom, which is not a fantasy specific title, is aimed at an adult mainstream audience, while Eon is aimed at a young adult or fantasy reading audience. The duology has now been sold into 13 countries, so there are quite a few titles floating around now, but most of them are a variation on Eon/Eona.

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