Goodreads asked Tom Davis:

How do you get inspired to write?

Tom Davis As I say on my "The Author's Show" essay of "50 Writers you should be reading," which I hope you'll look up and give me a vote, writing is in my family. My oldest son, Nate, covers the NFL for USA Today and is a gifted sports writer. A younger son, Nick, is an English professor at Northwestern specializing in film studies. I've written some previous studies, and one book assessing the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, "40 Kilometers Into Lebanon." I also write occasional opinion pieces for various newspapers. So, to prove to my family that I do read things without footnotes, I decided to try a novel -- and thoroughly enjoyed the process. Modern technology for writing, editing, and researching makes it easy -- I have no idea how Herman Melville handled it. So, craft a story and jump in! Tomorrow, October 25th, I'll be interviewed on "The Author Show", where I’ll discuss the book. You can hear that by going to www.theauthorsshow.com and clicking on the title, Conclave, which should take you to the interview. It’s 15 minutes long, but should be repeated all day. I hope you'll find it informative.

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