Goodreads asked Delores Lowe Friedman:

How do you get inspired to write?

Delores Lowe Friedman In fourth grade, my teacher had a library of classics, and she literally revealed them to us by removing a drape, and said, "Now you get to read the good stuff." The books with their red blue and green bindings, with gold lettering on the spines were beautiful. She gave us notebooks to journal our thoughts, and she responded to us -giving our words power. I wrote my first story there, and have found solace and joy in reading and writing since then. As I said in my Acknowledgements, "Thank you Mrs. Klein."

Currently ,I am inspired by overhearing a snippet of dialogue, seeing the trees change color, or flowers spring from green stems. Almost any natural change or interactions between people stimulates in me the idea for a piece of writing. I never have no ideas, Too often I have too many ideas. I have to decide which are most likely good upon which to focus.

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