Goodreads asked Gloria Chao:

How do you get inspired to write?

Gloria Chao I had a windy road here: I didn't discover my passion for writing until after I was already working as a general dentist. It was a very difficult decision to put aside a stable career to pursue an unpredictable, tough-to-break-into industry, but once I was all in, it was such a privilege and honor to write. Every morning, I wake up, make my cup of tea, look outside at Lake Michigan, then sit down at my computer feeling like the luckiest person in the world.

I'm constantly inspired, with my book in the back of my mind no matter what I'm doing. I have notepads all around the apartment to jot down ideas. Many of them come to me as I'm falling asleep and believe it or not, most of those half-conscious thoughts made it into the book.

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