Goodreads asked Fred Burwell:

How do you get inspired to write?

Fred Burwell I don't need inspiration at first. Inspiration often comes during the actual writing. I might think that I don't feel like writing and then when I begin to write, something clicks in and it feels right, as if it's exactly what I want to do, after all. Inspiration may seem elusive, but it's there waiting for pen on paper or the click of fingers on keyboard. Ideas may appear when I'm taking a walk or riding my bike or mowing the lawn. In other words, I try to let my mind go free whenever possible and I carry a pocket notebook so that I may capture the idea before it flutters away.

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