Reading for Inspiration

Do you read specifically to be inspired for your writing?
I don't as such.

I do is read in subject areas of interest to me, fiction and non-fiction, and expect sparks for story/blog ideas to come. I'm rarely disappointed!

Sometimes I know I need to research and then I target my reading appropriately. But usually the spark ideas come as a nice surprise. I know I will find the sparks, it's just the form they'll take I can"t anticipate.

But that's a good thing. In having an open mind, I can make far more use of those sparks when they turn up.
And I increase the amount of reading I do. Win-win!❤😊