Goodreads asked Katrina Shawver:

How do you get inspired to write?

Katrina Shawver I love to write, but for me it is a discipline to churn out words, especially on a long-term project. I have a website and I blog about two times a month, so knowing I need to keep the interest going, and conversation with my readers, it’s like a self-imposed deadline. Sometimes, I just sit at my computer and follow what I call “the tentacles of the Internet.” I’ll check news sites or other blogs, and then follow links from there, and before I know it I do have ideas. The trick is to set a time limit, or the Internet can be all-consuming of your time. My genre is nonfiction, so unlike a fiction author, it’s much harder to just sit and write since I’m not making up stories. I’m basing my story on facts, so I have to tie into a lot of research.

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