John J. Gaynard
There are periods when I don't feel inspired to write, and then comes a trigger moment, when I read a book or an article that stirs a memory or makes me indignant about a situation. I'm not much of an autobiographical writer, but situations I've experienced in French West Africa or France often inspire me to invent a set of characters that I can put into the situation and see how they handle it.
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