Goodreads asked Kenneth I. Altman:

How do you get inspired to write?

Kenneth I. Altman Honestly I am almost always writing (in my head). I don't lack inspiration. I lack time and motivation.

Inspiration is not the same as motivation. Inspiration is the creative juices (I hate that term but use it anyway) that allows me to create. Motivation is the desire to take the time to sit down and write when I could be doing other things.

I would write all the time if I could. I love writing. But I also have a full-time job, I am a father of two amazing kids, I am a husband, and the Blacklist is on.

If my writing career can actually become a career, then I would be happy writing every day for hours. But right now, it's not paying the bills, so I do what I can when I can.

But I am always inspired. I am always thinking. I have worlds blooming in my mind all the time, just waiting to come out.

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