Goodreads asked J. Michael Stewart:

How do you get inspired to write?

J. Michael Stewart I get inspiration from lots of places, but usually it is from something that happens to me or I observe during everyday life. For instance, the idea for my short story, A Winning Ticket, came to me one day during my drive home from work. There was a news report on the radio about a large lottery jackpot and how lottery fever was sweeping the nation. That got me thinking about what could happen to two ordinary people that were facing financial trouble if they were suddenly wealthy beyond their wildest dreams. I include an author's note at the end of all my books where I explain how the idea for the story came to me.

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