Occasionally, a creator will share a story on how they came up with the idea for their work. Perhaps they attribute it to a specific event; perhaps they focused on one idea or character and built the story from there. Either way, it's often interesting to learn about.
This is a supertrope: if it was Based on a Dream, it belongs on the appropriate page, and if the plot was inspired by a real-life [...] [tvtropes.org]