Goodreads asked Miles Watson:

How do you get inspired to write?

Miles Watson Reading is always the best inspiration to write. A good book gets the creative fires going, gives you new ideas, and puts inert ones into motion.
Ironically, this is also true of bad books: they bring out the competitive instinct, the notion that "I can do it better." The truth is that I often find myself inspired by plays and films as well -- anything that tells a story or has dialogue. I was at an excellent play here in Los Angeles called "Something Truly Monstrous" and while it was riveting I could barely stay in my seat because I wanted to get home and have at the keyboard. You should never be threatened by other people's genius -- only inspired by it.

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