Goodreads asked Elizabeth C. Mock:

How do you get inspired to write?

Elizabeth C. Mock I live my life. I take in and engage in good art. I spend time with people. I go out into nature. But when it's time to write, it isn't about inspiration. It's about dedication and discipline. You just gotta sit and write. Some days every word is pulled out of you like thorns dug in deep, and some days it flows like a waterfall. Neil Gaiman once said about those two kinds of days that you can't tell the difference when you revise. He is absolutely correct. Take time to live your life. Then take the time to write.

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