Goodreads asked Jon Colson:

How do you get inspired to write?

Jon Colson Life likes to get in the way of writers. We tend to let other things that pop up go in front of writing. I put writing in my calendar every day when I am in town and every other day when I am not. I will not schedule another appointment where my writing is scheduled.

Then, even when I really do not feel like writing, I just start typing. Pretty soon, I discover that I am glad that I set a timer or hours would pass. Once I get started, the writing is its own inspiration.

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