Goodreads asked Gary Smith:

How do you get inspired to write?

Gary Smith I think that in common with a lot of writers my writing is something that I have to fit around other family and work commitments, meaning that some days it's easier than others. I try and jot down ideas for my stories where I can and then be quite disciplined in the writing - typically an hour at night, and also in the morning if I have time.

In terms of what generates my ideas, even though I write about people with fantastic conditions, what I'm increasingly finding with each new novel is that it's the human relationships that really fascinate me. I think when superpowers are in the mix it's really important to ground them in reality, and how they might affect relationships between family and friends is really interesting to me.

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