Goodreads asked T.J. Berry:

How do you get inspired to write?

T.J. Berry I find inspiration all the time, everywhere. Watching films, joking with family, doing literally anything… I always write down the ideas. But getting inspiration and writing are two very different processes.

Inspiration are those little shining ideas that you have to capture while they sparkle in your brain. I have a text file about thirty pages long with ideas, snippets of dialogue, titles, character names, etc. When I’m stuck for inspiration, I go back to that file.

I waited to be inspired to write, my work sessions would be few and far between. It’s hard to feel inspired when you’ve got a load of laundry 20 minutes from finishing, you just cleaned your kid’s face with a napkin dipped in orange juice, and the cat is making horking sounds over in the corner.

For those times, you need the discipline to write anyway. Inspiration will come after you begin.

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