Goodreads asked Maris Soule:

How do you get inspired to write?

Maris Soule This is a difficult question to answer. I've always madeup stories in my head, even when I was a child, so, with me, the inspiration is simply something I feel the need to do. What triggers a story idea? That might be listening to someone tell about an experience in his/her life, it might be an article I read in the paper, something on the news, or even a TV show or book that gets me thinking, "Instead of this, what if this happened?" Once that occurs, the idea takes form until I finally feel the need to write it down.

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