Goodreads asked Mark Henrikson:

How do you get inspired to write?

Mark Henrikson I make it a habit to write every day whether I’m ‘in the mood’ or not in order to keep my rhythm. The books I write try and blend my two passions of science fiction and history together. Sometimes I will be visiting a historical site like the Colosseum in Rome, or battlefield museum. Hearing about actual events that took place there I will a lot of times mentally picture my characters being involved. Other times I have been watching television shows like “Myth Busters” with my kids and had something they were proving or disproving spark an idea for an action sequence. I’ve also been sitting in church listening to a sermon that set off a debate in my mind that translated to an ethical issue or debate between my characters.

A lot of times my wife will see me feverishly jotting down notes on an information pamphlet, a bulletin handout, even a musical or play program. Sometimes just a random quote I hear will spark a whole scene in my mind that I need to jot down before it slips away. Long story short, I find my inspiration to write comes from all around me at sometimes predictable, but often times random moments.

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