Goodreads asked Dave Harris:

How do you get inspired to write?

Dave Harris Practice can help me find inspiration. Or at least it can help me manifest inspiration. For me, there is no lack of material to write about--I may lack confidence in what I can say about that material, but I have plenty to say. Many writers with whom I have worked have struggled with having too much to say: what they perceive as not having anything to write about often turns out to be related to having so many different things to say that they're blocked trying to choose among the many ideas. As I write this, I realize that I have a lot to say about what "inspiration" means--is it finding an idea? Or is it finding motivation? Or both? Or are both intertwined? One serendipitous outcome of my practice of writing this answer is that I realize I have material and purpose--inspiration, if you will--to write a blog post about inspiration.

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