Goodreads asked Aaron Reynolds:

How do you get inspired to write?

Aaron Reynolds I'm a big believer in sitting down to do the work, whether or not I feel inspired. I have written some of my absolute best stuff on days when I didn't want to write at all or felt really down about my capabilities or creativity.
If I'm stuck, I go for a walk with no headphones and no phone, just a pen and notebook in case something strikes me.
I do keep a list of prompts for each project that I'll go to if I'm extra stuck. What's in the list varies by project; for Effin’ Birds it is a list of things that bothered me this week, and for this pirate thing I'm working on it's a series of character bios. If I don't know what happens next, I invite one of the characters into the scene and see what plays out in my head.

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