Goodreads asked D.F. Pieper:

How do you get inspired to write?

D.F. Pieper I have been working in advertising, marketing and design for several decades. In that field, you often don't have time to "get inspired" before you do something creative. It's an industry of creativity on demand. So, I've just gotten used to finding inspiration in everything and looking at each creative project as a problem to solve rather than a big fluffy balloon of "what ifs". If I sit around waiting to "get inspired" I'm terrified nothing will actually get done.

That said, I look for inspiration everywhere: movies, tv, searching for interesting images online, reading the news (science news, archaeology news, technology news, whatever...), and daily life. I write for humans, so it's really smart to spend time with real humans too and embrace the good and the bad things in life. That's how you learn and mature and grow as a writer and as a person.

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