Goodreads asked Priscilla Stuckey:

How do you get inspired to write?

Priscilla Stuckey I write when something wants to be written. I am not a daily-dose kind of writer, and I don't generally teach that method either. (But I DO believe in putting in years of writing practice to become skillful with words.) My experience as both a writer and an editor suggests that the best writing happens when someone feels the urge to express a thought or feeling. Finding that thread of excitement or passion, then following it, is key.

Now sometimes I know there's something that wants to be said but I can't quite find that thread of excitement or passion to say it. At those times I might pick up a book or an article by one of my favorite writers and just sink into their words. A poet or writer you love is sure-fire inspiration.

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