Goodreads asked Cheryl MacDonald:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Cheryl MacDonald Tough one. For fiction, which I'm fairly new to, something I've seen or read inspires a plot or character and it just evolves from there. For non-fiction, usually it's just something that intrigues me. For essays, humorous or serious, I'm usually inspired by a need to capture thoughts in a more permanent form than conversation allows. And, of course, the need to pay the bills usually is a pretty good inspiration.

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