Goodreads asked Sable Aradia:

How do you get inspired to write?

Sable Aradia There's two different answers for this one. It depends on whether I'm writing fiction or non-fiction.

Since my fiction writing is usually in speculative fiction, I am often inspired by a question; "What would happen if . . . ?" Or, I come up with an interesting character in a strange setting and then imagine how that person would react in the given situation. I confess, a lot of those sorts of tales come from role-playing games!

For non-fiction, I usually am inspired when fascination with a subject (one might say "obsession") leads me to gaps in the research. When I can't find a book on the matter that interests me, I start researching and reading articles, and practicing and experimenting, and I try to write one!

So I guess the real answer is, "I am inspired when I find the portion of the map that says 'Here be dragons.'"

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