Goodreads asked Salamanca:

How do you get inspired to write?

Salamanca Although there is plenty of daily inspiration, it cannot go all into one bucket. So I use index cards for thoughts and ideas, observations and overheard conversations. Usually, I will get an idea for a project maybe a year or two before it comes to fruition, and I’ll spend all that time building it. Wiccan Trees started out as a message and became a poem, and then over a period of two years I supported it with photographs that expressed the message. While working on the photos, the poem was constantly being revised and refined. When an idea takes hold that will not be a major project, this can be a short story, and so that is the outlet I use to express it. The inspirations all come from daily life, and could be something I had been struggling with where I finally found a solution that I want to share. Inspiration can start as a conversation at the post office or in a doctor’s office, where there is something observed about human nature that we can all learn from, and I feel it’s worth sharing. That can turn into a book, as well. We all grow, and this comes from making mistakes, learning to overcome obstacles, and meet challenges. As I make discoveries, these become the inspirations for my writing.

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