Goodreads asked J.R. Baude:

How do you get inspired to write?

J.R. Baude I wish I had a deeper understanding of how the creative process works. Inspiration is a fickle thing, and trying to think my way into an idea, especially one that can fill up the sizable real estate of a novel, is virtually fruitless. That said, in all of my creative pursuits, the process manifests as one more akin to excavation than construction, at least in plain sight. In stretches of apparent idleness, all the while my subconscious seems to have been tooling away at a project and eventually taps me on the shoulder when prepared to reveal it, which presents as "inspiration". I am working on developing techniques to help speed that process up in the meantime. That said, in my conscious existence, I observe, research and learn, have active internal conversations and thought experiments to help fuel the work below. I am drawn to stories of redemption, the overcoming of impossible odds, and characters with grit offering themselves to faith. Stories and ideas that live in those themes are what drive my creative flow and fire me up to begin tapping a keyboard.

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