Goodreads asked Tom Shroder:

How do you get inspired to write?

Tom Shroder I clean out the closet. Not always literally. But to get ready to accomplish the almost impossibly hard work of writing, I start out accomplishing the much smaller, easier tasks of every day life -- whether balancing the checkbook, answering emails or organizing my desk. Once I get that done, I'm feeling ready for the tough stuff. If I have something written already, I go through from the top, revising, adding, deleting, and by the time I get to the end of that, I'm warmed up and ready to push forward into the jungle.

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