Hugh Holman
By reading, and watching well-written TV and films. Just having a random idea can sometimes be incredibly inspiring. I'm learning that inspiration is not what writes a novel, though. It helps, but it's keeping a routine, and writing every day that puts words on the page. Inspiration is far too fickle to get the job done.
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