Goodreads asked Rick Chromey:

How do you get inspired to write?

Rick Chromey I wake up every morning inspired. I always have. My best thoughts and insights bubble in my sleep, sometimes even waking me up. It's why I do most of my writing in the mornings. By noon, I knock off and move to other things.

I get inspired in my travels. Last week I was in DC and saw the U.S. Capitol. The architecture and history in DC inspired several thoughts for me this week (most of which I post to my Facebook friends).

People also inspire me. I love biographies. I watch a lot of documentaries, history and human interest television. I also read a lot in the same genre. I watch reality television for ideas.

For me, everything is wrapped in a story or a metaphor or a visual. It's my job, as a writer, to find those stories, metaphors and visuals...then bring them to LIFE.

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