Goodreads asked Morwen Navarre:

How do you get inspired to write?

Morwen Navarre I've had stories growing inside my head for as long as I can remember. I've always wanted to share those stories, from acting them out with dolls and stuffed animals when I was small, to starting to write them down as I got older. The stories want to be told, and that's often inspiration enough.

When I need a little more than just clearing out space in my head, I read. Part of being a writer is being a reader. That's how I first fell in love with words, and realized that you could put words together to make stories. There's nothing like reading a good book, or short story, to prod my own muse into life.

If I'm stuck on a plot point, I might write out a quick synopsis of events based on different scenarios. That's also a good way to make sure that what I've written so far works, because I need to answer the "why" part of the scenario - WHY would my character choose this path?

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