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Goodreads asked Linda Holeman:

How do you get inspired to write?

Linda Holeman I would say that I don't "get" inspired to write so much as I just "am" inspired to write, because writing is so much a part of who I am that it feels a little empty to not be working on something. I do need to take time between novels to get my equilibrium back after the long hard slog of creating a world peopled with fictional characters. But after that fallow period, bit by bit I find myself dreaming about another character, and gradually the excitement builds to the point that I can hardly wait to get started again. On a regular basis I don't have any routines or rituals to inspire me for the day's work. I get a cup of coffee and sit at my desk and read over what I wrote the day before, and just get going. I'm more creative in the morning, so I know that the more I get done earlier, the sooner I can leave my desk!

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