Goodreads asked Alexa Ryder:

How do you get inspired to write?

Alexa Ryder If I waited for inspiration, I'd never accomplish anything. I write epic fantasy under a different pen name, as that work is far cleaner. I wanted to write a shifter book. Wanted, wanted, wanted, could never come up with a decent idea. Made myself start working on a project for that pen name, fell asleep, and... bam. Plot for shifter novel: in my head. I then waited an entire year to begin writing it, all the while building up the characters, plot points, twists, all the good stuff. Now? It's like I'm finally getting a chance to write it.

Anyone that hopes to be productive in their writing learns how they work best. For me, I take those moments when inspiration strikes to outline, to plan how the rest of the book is going to go. Then, whether I'm inspired or not, I can sit down anytime and start writing. Inevitably, I get sucked back into my own world after the first eight hundred words or so, and then we're back on easy street.

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