Goodreads asked Josh Erikson:

How do you get inspired to write?

Josh Erikson I used to think it came and went like tides and that I had to jump on the wave as it approached or wait until the next one. And for a long time I worked that way. But then I read a quote from The Oatmeal web comic (of all places, I know). It was something like, "Creativity is like breathing. When you're creating, you're exhaling. Eventually you have to breathe in." And that totally changed my approach. I realized that I tend to be the most creative right after I've absorbed the product of someone else's creativity. Like some kind of psychic vampire. So whenever I'm feeling used up, I recharge by watching cool shows, playing video games, or reading good books (more often listening to good books, actually). And that's it. Like plugging in your phone at the end of the day. When I need to turn it back on, it's recharged.

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