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Lift is a character that [[Brandon Sanderson]] has had in his head for quite a while.{{qa ref|1112|28|You will get a lot more with Lift.|datename=April 16, 2014morelift}} She is a classic example of what he is hoping to do with a broader series, such as the [[Stormlight Archive]]. With the extra space a multi-book series allows, Brandon wants to create a world full of cultures and characters that are less common in fantasy and science fiction. Lift is an outgrowth of this desire. Brandon wants the [[Knights Radiant]] to be something different than classical European knights. He doesn't want them to all be young, white, men, swearing oaths of chivalry and valor. Brandon was looking for a character that would be interesting and popular, but no one's first idea when they thought of a knight. Lift, a thirteen year old Hispanic girl on a thieving crew with a weird sense of morality, is the result. Brandon hopes that playing with concepts like these, and stretching our ideas of what a fantasy book and it's characters should look like will allow him to avoid the staleness that is a common complaint in science fiction and fantasy.

Lift's appearance in an interlude in [[Words of Radiance]] will be the first of many.{{qa ref|1080|1|Lift, specifically, is one of the characters in the back five.|date=March 19, 2014}} Brandon decided to write an interlude featuring her, as a sort of "seed" for her future appearances.{{qa ref|1069|14|Lift is seeded there because she will be very important later on.|date=March 11, 2014}} She is one of the flashback characters for the second five book arc in the Stormlight Archive,{{qa ref|1047|21|Yes, Lift is one of the characters who was originally planned for the back five.|date=March 21, 2014}} something that Brandon has planned for a long time.{{qa ref|1112|28name=morelift}} As one of the characters in the back five books, Lift will become even more prominent as the series continues.{{qa ref|1030|4|It will focus mostly on different characters|date=August 31, 2013}} Brandon intends to perhaps even write a few more short stories featuring Lift before he publishes her books.{{qa ref|1052|76|And I'll probably do some more shorts with Lift because she is so much fun.|date=March 21, 2014}}

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