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Goodreads asked Jean Lowe Carlson:

How do you get inspired to write?

Jean Lowe Carlson Dreams. Definitely. I can't stop myself from writing them down. Ever since I was little, I've had the most vivid dreams, so much so that it's sometimes hard to shake them when I wake up. And the imagery is so lush, so beautiful, that I want to capture it all with my writing. Usually I come up with 20-30 pages about a certain character reacting to a certain scene, and then I let it sit for a while... and when I come back, I'll usually get an idea for a full novel.

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