Goodreads asked Vivienne Mathews:

How do you get inspired to write?

Vivienne Mathews From a young age, I had to train myself NOT to spend so much time in my own head. I have a wonky creativity switch that stubbornly refuses to stay in the "off" position, so it isn't uncommon to find me struggling with a notebook and a gas pump at the same time because, "I have to write this down this second or I'll forget it!" Inspiration may be fickle, but it's never far away. For me, at least. I struggle far more with the discipline and work aspects of writing. Those things can be daunting. Not only because you're working under the fear that you might get it wrong, but also because writing can be more emotionally exhausting than people might realize. If Marshall's angry, so am I. If McKinley is broken over the potential loss of his daughter, I'm not just imagining it from afar, I'm sitting inside his chest, aching right along with him. It's a difficult position to willingly put yourself in. You have to psyche yourself up for that level of investment. Unless you're lazy, like me, in which case you just ask your spouse to shove you into the office and lock the door. It works, as long as the internet connection has been disabled.

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