Goodreads asked Nick R.B. Tingley:

How do you get inspired to write?

Nick R.B. Tingley I read and I listen. I have a great habit of being able to walk into a room and listen to everyone speaking around me without ever having to say a word. You hear the little quirks, the funny anecdotes... even the lies people tell and you store it for a rainy day.

Those little quirks that I pick up on are what allows my brain to subconsciously build characters in my mind. Then, one day, that character decides he's ready to go and the ideas begin to flow.

And walking helps.
Lots of walking.

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