Goodreads asked Diane Connell:

How do you get inspired to write?

Diane Connell Inspiration, the thing that lifts the heart and mind beyond the ordinary, is everywhere. It's autumn light filtering through yellowing leaves or the look of concern on a mother's face as she comforts a crying baby. It's an overheard conversation in a doctor's waiting room or the memory of two skinned knees from a playground fight.

These are ingredients, if you like. They get thrown into a big pot of ideas that I dip into when I write. My stories, however, are fiction. My observations and experiences hopefully enrich this fiction and give it authenticity.

I find the best time for ideas or inspiration is just after I turn out my bedside light at night. That's when my head empties of clutter and begins to expand beyond the boundaries of the every day.

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