Goodreads asked Fenton Grace:

How do you get inspired to write?

Fenton Grace I'm inspired every day by the people I see and speak to. I observe people a great deal, sometimes from afar and sometimes close up. I'm inspired by places, ideas, world events, movies, music, other novels. I have no shortage of ideas. Every day I am inspired to write. It's part of my morning routine. I like to write when I first get up, so I have no pressing concerns to interfere with my creativity. I try not to edit myself initially. Later, I will become very critical -- sometimes too critical. The hard part is sometimes to turn inspiration off, so that you don't bombard yourself with too many ideas. That can lead you to go off track. As a novelist, you have to remain focused. At the same time, your work can't be rigid. It must be organic. It's a difficult job, this art. If it weren't so difficult, I'd probably go seek some greater challenge.

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