Goodreads asked Gary Heiden:

How do you get inspired to write?

Gary Heiden First, I pay attention to what is going on in the world. For me, this includes studying people to find out what makes them tick, to getting down & dirty to studying insects & the macro world & nature. I get angry. I'm motivated by my failure not to write, to create. Then I get to work & try and make sure to say something important. A mind is a terrible thing to waste! I try to remember that fact.

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