Goodreads asked A.M. Pfeffer:

How do you get inspired to write?

A.M. Pfeffer I think of writing as the one piece of chocolate Novak Djokovic allows himself when he wins a major tennis tournament. First I put in all the work (running my own business, tending to family, endless micro administrative tasks), and then I get to have my chocolate (to sit down and write, free of responsibility). This way it's a joy to write. It's a true pleasure to get it all out of my head and put the puzzle together. Granted, Djokovic's one tiny piece of chocolate only if he wins an entire tournament is extreme, but so is any form of inspiration, no? I never want writing to be the grind. I want life to be the grind (which I also enjoy) so that writing may be the reward.

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