Goodreads asked Amy Z. Rowland:

How do you get inspired to write?

Amy Z. Rowland I "see" the scene and the character interactions in a fragmentary, intuitive way, reach for my laptop, and let my fingers fly over the keys. That's when I'm "inspired."

There are also days when I am not inspired, but I write because I want the habit of words flowing through my mind and onto the page. Sometimes what I write surprises me because it is much better than what I expected would be forthcoming on a day when I wasn't in the "mood" to write.

To me, writing fiction isn't about moods; it's about loving the language and the process of story-telling. It's joyful -- although sometimes it also requires patience.

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