Goodreads asked Paul Trembling:

How do you get inspired to write?

Paul Trembling Inspiration comes with practice! The more I write, the more I develop the various worlds and characters that I've invented, the more I want to explore them and learn about them.

There are other things as well. Reading something interesting (either in fiction or non-fiction) might send me off on a chain of speculation that leads to a story idea.

And sometimes ideas just appear in my head, unannounced, and the story begins to unfold without any intention on my part. It's both exciting and a little annoying when that happens. I really don't have time to be thinking about another story just now - but, on the other hand, that's a whole new world waiting to be explored.

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