Goodreads asked Elizabeth Guider:

How do you get inspired to write?

Elizabeth Guider Getting inspired to write can take many forms but in my case, the urge usually hits me when I suddenly think of a line of dialogue that I want one of my characters to utter or a descriptive phrase I want to embed somewhere in the draft. Or, sometimes it’s just because I want to escape the cares of the day and sit at my desk, or even in bed, and write. Alone, undisturbed, no Internet searching. Music, especially Bach or Mozart, sometimes helps; and a strong cup of Peets’ Luminosa coffee keeps me at it for a few hours.

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