Rachel Roberts' Mission Statement

Welcome, friends and mages! Thanks for visiting the world of Avalon. I can't believe how fantastic the whole Avalon experience has been. From the very first printing of Circles in the Stream, I have been lucky enough to meet and write to incredibly creative fans, all of whom use Avalon as a starting point to explore their own imagination.

By far the most popular question I get asked is: where do I get my ideas. Of course I love reading, and have been inspired my whole life by books and movies and music. But what really made me want to write something like Avalon is the magic I see every day in the natural world. Growing up, I would spend hours walking in the forest behind my house, often with my cats, my horses and my friends. When I was the same age as Emily and Kara and Adriane, I started to appreciate how amazing these adventures were. Everywhere I looked I saw magic: the first spring wildflowers, tiny waterfalls in the mossy creek, deer bounding through the forest, a rainbow sparkling through the vibrant green trees. Sharing those moments with my friends, furry and human alike, made me realize how connected we all are. It doesn't matter if you're a blossoming buttercup or a scampering ferret, we all share the same incredible home.

I wanted to help protect the environment, because everyone should have a chance to find all that magic just waiting to be discovered. So I started writing, sure that somewhere in my rock collection there had to be a few magic jewels, knowing my cats and horses could talk to me if I just listen hard enough, and remembering the happiness I felt sharing all those things with my friends.

My greatest hope for Avalon readers is that these stories will help you discover the magic waiting for you in your own backyard. Once you find it, you'll do everything you can to make it flourish, and your friends will want to get involved, too. One spark of magic can ripple out and make a huge difference, like circles in the stream.

The magic is with you,
Rachel Roberts