Goodreads asked Richard C. White:

How do you get inspired to write?

Richard C. White I get hungry.

No, actually, I get inspired by a number of sources. Since I write primarily fantasy, I enjoy doing research on folklore, fairy tales, and superstitions. I'm more than happy to sit down and read an encyclopedic book from cover to cover the way some people read novels.

I also have a fascination with pirates and have two complete shelves in my library dedicated to non-fiction pirate books and sailing books.

Music is another source of inspiration. Some songs just seem to cry out for a story to explain them. Other times I'll pick out a line or two from a song that just seems to stick with me and insist I incorporate it into a future work. One song I'd love to do something with is "The Running Man" by Al Stewart. If you're not familiar with it, it's worth finding.

Finally, art is a great inspiration. Coming out of the comic world, I've always been fascinated by people who can draw or paint. I have absolutely no talent there, but I loved writing scripts and then seeing what the artist would draw based on my ideas. I wound up developing an entire book series around one picture called "Robot Geisha" by Alan Gutierrez. I saw it on the cover of an Archon program several years ago and fell in love with the art. I knew there was a story there and I developed that picture into a group called "The Angels of Steel" which will be appearing in the Darkside Codex steampunk series by Musa Publishing.

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