Ida
Ida asked Christina Bauer:

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Christina Bauer Hi Ida! Thank you so much for reaching out--I love to hear from readers and I'm thrilled that you're enjoying my work!

I'm also super happy that you find my ideas amazing. To answer your question: in order to generate fresh concepts, I must be veeeeeeeery careful about what I read, watch and so on. To that end, I haven't had a regular TV (only internet) for more than 20 years. When I read books, I look for non-mainstream stuff. And I need to keep a steady diet of new things to learn about. (YouTube is great for that!) So for me, being an original writer is more a lifestyle than anything else :)

I hope that answers your question and thanks once again for reaching out!

CB

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