Goodreads asked A.X. Rhodes:

How do you get inspired to write?

A.X. Rhodes My inspiration to write stems from the overall quality and originality of the story. The idea makes the entire writing process worthwhile for me. Without that initial excitement of creating something new, the process would be stale and lifeless. Since my mind quickly picks up on formulaic patterns, I shy away from redundancy. For example, I am currently reading a haunted house novel. I have no desire to rehash what countless other authors have created in this genre. However a few years back, a different take on the haunted house concept popped into my mind, including an original element absent in other stories. My editor and pre-readers had never read or heard of a story like it. This fresh idea serves as the inspiration behind the book (it'll be a few years before I get to that one). My motivation to write, however, comes from an internal desire to simply complete the task and share the work with my readers. It is the same self-motivation any adult uses to get up and go work every morning, start a business, or complete homework for a college class. I think it's important to draw a distinction between motivation and inspiration.

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