Goodreads asked Harry Nelson:

How do you get inspired to write?

Harry Nelson Working on a long list of healthcare regulatory problems as a lawyer, I keep a mental list of all of the subjects where there is a disconnect between the public discourse and the reality we experience on the ground. It helps to be a little obsessive. After getting clarity about the problem, I tend to start bouncing ideas off of the people I come into contact with -- healthcare providers, regulators, academics, people doing patient advocacy and working for payors, and other outside voices. When I finally feel like I have some clarity, I blog or put together a presentation to test out my ideas. I tend to be very goal-focused, so one of two things tends to happen: either people tell me, "Nice try, Harry, but you need to go back to the drawing board," or I see that what I presented resonated. When I see that people connected with the ideas, it fuels my passion to keep going further. I am very relationship-driven, so reactions to the work drive my inspiration.

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