Goodreads asked Xanxa Symanah:

How do you get inspired to write?

Xanxa Symanah I've always got ideas for stories in my head. Even before I learned how to read and write, the stories were there. Inspiration for a specific character or plot point can hit me at random. I might see an interesting looking person in the street or in a supermarket queue and my mind goes off on a tangent, imagining their back-story. I've created characters that way several times. Or I might draw on some personal experience that I've had and use it within the context of a specific scene. It's a combination of all those things, plus random thoughts that get stuck in my head.

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