Goodreads asked Marc Liebman:

How do you get inspired to write?

Marc Liebman I've always wanted to be a novelist. It is not inspiration, but perspiration. Writing military historical fiction is lonely and time consuming. I get my ideas from the events my life and those around me. I am an avid reader of history which also gives me ideas. I try to be operational and historically accurate which means I spend a lot of time on the internet. Once I start writing a passage, I try to become the character who is the focus of the screen and then the words just flow. When I begin polishing, I often wonder what was I thinking and start all over again. The reality is either you want to write or you don't. It is a borderline obsession.

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