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Goodreads asked S.M. McEachern:

How do you get inspired to write?

S.M. McEachern That's actually a complicated question because different things inspire me for different reasons. Like, if I'm having trouble developing a character's personality, I'll turn to music for inspiration. Here's a spoiler alert: one of the songs that inspired the character of Reyes Crowe in "New World Order" was "Bad Dream" by Keane.

I don't normally go looking for inspiration, it usually just blindsides me. Hearing a new song, watching a movie, reading a great book can all have the effect of sending me on a creative binge.

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