Goodreads asked Catherine Mellen:

How do you get inspired to write?

Catherine Mellen I wrote my first poem at age fourteen. And from there, my inspiration to write became an everyday routine. I had secrets that were hard to talk of, but deep down, I wanted to be heard. In the back of my mind, I knew should I die young, my secrets were written in journals and poetry, so I knew I would not die a secret.
Nowadays, I use my courage, strength and the power to be heard as my inspiration to shatter my silence on childhood trauma and family secrets.

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