Goodreads asked Cornelius N. Grove:

How do you get inspired to write?

Cornelius N. Grove Since middle childhood, I've loved to write expository prose concerning non-fiction topics about which I'd like to learn more. I got the writing bug back in junior high school when I was assigned my first term paper; I chose to write about the Lockheed F-80 jet fighter. (In those days I was gah-gah over jet fighters.) I even wrote a letter to Lockheed, asking for information, and they responded with lots of stuff including 8x10 glossy photos! Even now, I recall that first writing assignment very fondly. And ever since then, the prospect of researching a fascinating topic thoroughly, then writing about it, is pretty much all the inspiration I need to get started.

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