Goodreads asked Robin Tompkins:

How do you get inspired to write?

Robin Tompkins I was interviewed once about my first book, (short fiction collection Omar the Teller of Tales). The interviewer asked me, ‘Why do you write? Is it for validation?’ The answer is no. I write because I’m happy when I’m writing and unhappy when I’m not. If you were really asking a variation on the old ‘where do you get your ideas from’ question, well, the short answer is, ‘Haven’t got a clue, they just arrive.’ The long answer though, might make a blog at some point. 😊

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