Goodreads asked Joseph LeValley:

How do you get inspired to write?

Joseph LeValley Ideas for novels are everywhere. Once I spot one, and start thinking about it, the story begins to write itself, in the sense that the interactions of people, places, and incidents, lead to certain options, which lead to choices for the next interactions. As you follow the logical choices and the path they create, you occasionally (if you're lucky) get a great idea for a plot twist that you and the future reader didn't expect. More to the point of the question, once this process starts, I can't wait to sit at the keyboard and type. The excitement of creating something new, and pursuing a story I find interesting, intriguing, exciting, funny, romantic, or whatever, is all the inspiration I need.

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