Chris Zuschlag made up stories for his children as they went to bed.  He uses a technique working with a few symbols to jumpstart the story ideas.  He wrote down the first story for his daughter which became his book, "The Star Fairy."  Of course, his son wanted a story of his own which became "Smoke the Dragon."  Chris continues to make up stories through the Spellbinder Program in Colorado where he teaches his technique to other children.