Goodreads asked S. Lynn Helton:

How do you get inspired to write?

S. Lynn Helton I don't have just one tried and true source of inspiration. I find inspiration from all over: a phrase someone else has written, a memory, a scent, a walk in the mountains, the feeling a place has given me. I can find inspiration in a painting or photograph or just people-watching, in a mistyped word that sparks random thoughts, or in a science news story. I’ve found inspiration in just letting my mind wander to find random connections. The sparks of ideas I get from all of these turn into inspiration to write. I want to see where the ideas will take me.

Other times, I get inspired by just sitting down and diving into the writing. I sometimes need to remind myself that the draft is supposed to be messy and I shouldn't get caught up in editing. And then I just get the words down, even bouncing from one story to another as thoughts occur to me. I find inspiration to write by doing the work of writing. It's addictive. The more I write, the more I'm inspired to write. I love how that works!

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