Goodreads asked Layla Nash:

How do you get inspired to write?

Layla Nash Usually by reading diverse and interesting nonfiction. (For example, right now I'm reading an amazing book by Adrienne Mayor called The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World. Holy smokes, the plot ideas this is generating!!! She looks at all the different types of warrior women in antiquity, and connects them to the various myths/legends about Amazons. Amazing book, very readable.)

And some of my best ideas come when my imagination is totally captive and I can't distract myself with anything. I lived in Korea for a while and would intentionally only bring headphones and a notebook on the long flight to and from the States, so I could force my brain to spit out good ideas. Usually it worked. Now I take the dog to the dog park and let her run around until I've got an outline done or a few new ideas down. We both win. :)

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