The title of this blog post notwithstanding, this is the slightly-delayed how-and-why-it-was-written followup to my new story, To Make a Spark. If you haven't read that yet, I urge you to go check it out before diving into this post--I'd rather you read the story before you read this, all things being equal. But, if you're ready for a little authorial explicating and blog title accounting-for, click down below the break.
I'll warn you, though--it's a long one!