Goodreads asked Ken Snyder:

How do you get inspired to write?

Ken Snyder I am a freelance magazine writer covering Thoroughbred horse racing. As well, I do some travel writing. Curiosity is what inspires me in this writing arena. An example: I live in an area battling flying carp in the lakes where I live. We have a four-star restaurant in our area owned by a chef who is nationally and even internationally known. She serves carp on her menu. What is supposed to be an inedible, oily, and awful-tasting fish was like eating a very firm and extremely good piece of swordfish. Is she selective about the individual carp she gets from the millions (literally) that fishermen pull from the lakes around here? What's involved in any pre-preparation of the fish (soaking in buttermilk, etc.)? Is the pairing with various beans in a soup and thin-sliced country ham impart the flavor into the carp? Answers to these questions make a magazine story.

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