Goodreads asked Ellis Amdur:

How do you get inspired to write?

Ellis Amdur Not to be too pedantic, but the word 'in-spire,' means to be filled with breath. Inspiration happens to one. Usually, I'm provoked by something or an idle thought floats into awareness, and it seems to coalesce. It's written in rough form before I start. With fiction, quite honestly, I often sit down and wait to be surprised. I find it interesting that I cannot do this when hand-writing. I also cannot do 'write' when speaking. I can only function when I have a keyboard.

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