Goodreads asked Angela Wren:

How do you get inspired to write?

Angela Wren From what I see around me or things that I hear. We live in amazing times and in a stunningly beautiful world, you just need to look. For example, its April, and the trees are in blossom, the spring flowers are out in gardens, but we are all so busy and, because these things are so familiar to us, we perhaps don't see them in the right way. If I stop and open my eyes and really look out at my garden I can see the pink umbrella of the cherry tree, the blood red tulips and the reflected sunshine of petals on the daffodils... And I just need to jot those thoughts down now, in my little notebook. I'm sure they'll be used at some point in the future!
It's the same with overheard conversations - and these are the kind of conversations one can't help overhearing. I'm not suggesting for a minute that we should all eavesdrop on each other! On trains, busses and planes, people talk and sometimes they say things that you just can't script yourself! And yes, those little snippets get noted in my trusty little notebook too.
Inspiration to write is everywhere.

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