Goodreads asked Lisa M. Clark:

How do you get inspired to write?

Lisa M. Clark It depends on what I'm writing. Often, I get excited when there is a need--a hymn, a blog post, a devotion. My fiction was born out of a perceived need as well. But there are other times when I read the right sentence, hear the right song, see the right image, and I'm suddenly filled with the desire to sit down immediately and write.

On one hand, the discipline of writing often helps me to keep those "muscles" in shape. I can often sit when needed and write on the spot. But especially for large projects (such as an entire chapter), I wait until I already have a fairly clear idea in my mind what I want to do. I don't sit at my laptop and tell myself, "Okay, it's writing time." I prewrite in my mind or while talking with others until I almost can't wait any longer to get to work. I might get writer's block, but I rarely know it because it happens when I'm washing dishes and mulling over projects instead of staring at a blank screen.

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