Goodreads asked Pol Bard:

How do you get inspired to write?

Pol Bard
I’ll research a topic and spend some time wondering how to write about it. I’ll go to sleep at night with these thoughts in my head. I usually wake up the next day with an intriguing and inspiring approach in my mind.

I could go on about Einstein’s idea about God playing dice with the universe, and how this plays a role in our naturally-evolved ability to be creative, but that is something revealed and explored in my Star Doors books.

I believe everyone is born with a natural ability to be creative, but it’s important to exercise that creative ability; otherwise it will atrophy and disappear. Those who strive to be creative should not worry about reinventing wheels, as long as the experience of invention is a new and rewarding experience for them. I’ve invented a lot of wheels in my time. Reinventing wheels is all part of practicing for that moment when you create something completely new.

I’ve learned that if one consistently exercises their creative ability, inspiration will eventually come naturally, without much effort.

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