Goodreads asked Janet Clark Shay:

How do you get inspired to write?

Janet Clark Shay Writing is like physical exercise. The more you do it, the more you want to do it! Sometimes the writing needs to come even before the inspiration arrives. The hardest part of physical exercise is those first few days when you're out of shape, out of breath, and in general have little inspiration. As with physical exercise, so it is with writing. The energy, the excitement, and the fulfillment all grow as we keep on the move.

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