Where do you get your inspiration from?

Tess Shepherd Everyday life, mostly. I’ll see someone on the street and wonder who they are and what their life is like, maybe, wonder what made them get a face tattoo or dye their hair magenta. I’ll witness an awkward interaction and think about alternate realities where there could have been chemistry instead.
When I was a little girl, I’d lie awake at night and imagine stories where I was a (wildly attractive, usually badass) heroine on some great adventure that involved a dashing alpha. I’d toss and turn and curse until I was so anxious about losing the idea, I’d get out of bed to write it down. Now...NOTHING HAS CHANGED. The stories and characters are still there, keeping me awake. But I’ve learned to take my midnight companions and combine them with my sidewalk observations to breathe life into my characters. Inspiration, for me, is a practiced skill; one I’m getting better at.

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