Goodreads asked Becca Hillburn:

How do you get inspired to write?

Becca Hillburn If I learned one thing at SCAD, it's that when you have a deadline, it doesn't matter whether you're in the mood to draw (or write), you just do it. It doesn't matter if it's the best thing you've ever done, what really counts is getting it done in the first place. So I don't really wait around for inspiration to happen.

If I'm feeling frustrated, I go for a walk around my neighborhood or I go outside and take care of my garden. When I lived in Savannah, GA, I would often visit the local botanical garden for inspiration.

I'm constantly consuming a wide variety of new media- I don't have time to play videogames, but I watch a lot of Let's Plays, I read a lot of fiction and a lot of comics, I watch a lot of animated TV in the evenings while I work. The influx of new ideas means I'm always inspired, and I have notebooks and notepads full of someday ideas. That way, when I need an idea for an anthology or for Kara, I have several to choose from.

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