Goodreads asked T.P. Archie:

How do you get inspired to write?

T.P. Archie There is a difference between inspiration to write and feeding your current project. The former comes from seeing something interesting in what's things about you. The latter requires distance - for me, this is usually a walk. Once away from my desk, I can mull things over without being too analytical.
How did this work on Guide? My answer to this isn't very helpful, I'm afraid. The best I can say is: as I wrote and rewrote, the book changed. It merged thoughts and words, while I worked out my writing strategies. This means that a retrospective view is of a gestalt. My self-observations (on what inspires me) are based on the writing I've done since... however, it's fair to say I'm doing nothing new; just taking what processes worked from my novel, and putting them through their paces.

Gee, I sure hope that made sense.

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