Goodreads asked Annette Mardis:

How do you get inspired to write?

Annette Mardis Years ago, when I was in high school, a features writer at the local newspaper gave me and other aspiring journalists some very valuable advice that I've never forgotten. Deadlines don't care if you're sick, tired, disinterested, bored or preoccupied with other things. In other words, quit whining and get to work. Sticking to that directive wasn't always easy during a thirty-plus career as a newspaper journalist, but it taught me discipline that has carried over into my new career as a fiction author. I can procrastinate with the best of them, but when it's time to get to work, that's what I do. Often, I lie in bed at night and fantasize about my characters. It helps me decide where the story should go next.

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