Goodreads asked Brian Kindall:

How do you get inspired to write?

Brian Kindall I have a very clear sense of a Muse in my life. I know it's pointless to chase her. I can never catch her. I know it's useless to threaten or bully her into giving me a brilliant idea. That always leads to flat, spiritless writing, and I always feel bad afterward. And so I've learned to just let my muse know I'm interested in writing something new. I'll sort of whisper to her before I go to sleep at night. I suppose it's kind of like praying, asking for some sort of miracle. But I've learned to have faith. I've learned patience. Inevitably it pays off. She grants me the whole package at once, when I'm least expecting it. I'll glimpse the book's ending. I always tell her thank you, usually out loud. Someone watching might think I was crazy. But such experience often teeter on the edge of sanity, after all. A touch of lunacy is important. She seems to appreciate it. And then I get to work. I set out on the journey through the chapters to that far away ending.

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