Finding Inspiration, Part 1

Like all things in life, there is both a short answer and a longer answer to the question of “Where do authors find their inspiration?”

Short answer:  Everywhere.

Slightly longer answer:  Everywhere, but you need to be open and receptive to it.

The rest of the answer:  Inspiration can come from anywhere but it often doesn’t.  Inspiration is not a one and done process for a book.  Inspiration comes in waves.  

Let’s imagine we’re out on a surfboard, floating on the waves.  Waves a...