Goodreads asked William Altmann:

How do you get inspired to write?

William Altmann For some books, the plots and characters come from incidents in everyday life: my mother in her apartment complex; the current election; the country;s outlook...

For others, for example my upcoming first sci-fi novel, straight out of my imagination (together with some engineering smarts).

For the short stories, they're vignettes from growing up or moving or events in my past. Seems encouraging to share them, as others will have had simiar experiences. What about you?

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