Goodreads asked Caroline Deacon:

How do you get inspired to write?

Caroline Deacon I don't find it difficult to find things to write about. In fact I have too many ideas and not enough time to do them all justice. However, not all ideas will make a good story, so part of the process of writing is to explore how far an idea can take you. You also need to distinguish between a setting, a plot and a story. For instance: two people stuck in a lift is a setting. Two people stuck in a lift and one stabs the other - that's the story. But is it a short story or a novel? Or is it just back story to another more interesting plot?
My advice though is not to wait for inspiration. Instead, turn up at your desk and inspiration will follow.

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