Goodreads asked Rick Treon:

How do you get inspired to write?

Rick Treon I have wanted to write (fiction, nonfiction, anything) for as long as I can remember, and I have been writing for that long. That came from a love of reading, which I was doing before I ever set foot in a schoolroom. Now, perhaps the question is: what inspired you to want to write novels and get them published? That answer is essentially the same: reading. I found that adult novels, and particularly ones that posed a mystery to be solved (and usually includes a murder or three), helped me escape and brought me more emotional satisfaction than any other form of entertainment. I felt like I could do this for others, too. And it appears I was right.

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