Goodreads asked Richard R. Becker:

How do you get inspired to write?

Richard R. Becker Once I'm committed to a project, I start a new chapter on Monday, write as much of it as I can that day, and then set out to finish it by the following Sunday, writing whenever I have a chance. Since I'm always working on or thinking about the project I'm committed to, I generally have a sense of where it is going two to three chapters out.

Anytime I feel stuck, even for a second, reviewing the previous chapter will jumpstart my creative spark. It's a great way to check my work too. If reviewing a chapter isn't strong enough to catapult me into the next, then I suspect it isn't strong enough to keep someone reading either.

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