Goodreads asked Robert Eric Shoemaker:

How do you get inspired to write?

Robert Eric Shoemaker I don't believe as much in inspiration for writing as I do working hard towards becoming a frequent writer- an idea I inherited from a mentor, Jennifer Scappettone, who is a fantastic modern poet and translator. She taught me that a poem is rarely the work of a "muse" or inspiration from afar, but rather, the resolution of work and re-work. Put pen to paper, write your thoughts. Let inspiration find someone else every five months or so. You can be a writer simply by working at it.

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