Goodreads asked Maricel Jiménez Peña:

How do you get inspired to write?

Maricel Jiménez Peña Anything can inspire me; anything that makes me ask questions. It usually starts with an image. Even a squished bug can inspire. I see it there and wonder what it would be like to be a bug, how horrible it would be to have a humongous giant foot trying to step on you... My son asks about the tooth fairy and in trying to answer his questions I come up with an idea for a story. (Can't wait to write this one!) It is unpredictable.

flag