Goodreads asked Leonora Meriel:

How do you get inspired to write?

Leonora Meriel Inspiration comes in waves for me. Some days, I can sit down and write and write and write without any effort. Some days, I have an idea but it is a great struggle to express it as I want to. There are some elements that help both situations though: candles and dark rooms if I am at home; a busy, noisy cafe with a great corner table if I'm out in the city. Writing is work to me, so whatever level of inspiration I feel, I am at a desk and something is going down on paper. Sometimes, the first draft doesn't feel inspired but then later I suddenly see how the scene can transform. It's different every day.

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