Goodreads asked Deen Ferrell:

How do you get inspired to write?

Deen Ferrell Well, reading is one way. I read probably 60-80 books a year. Also, just observing people and the world around. Leonardo Da Vinci once stated that every piece of raw marble brought into his shop had a beautiful sculpture locked inside it--his job as an artist was to see it and unlock it. I feel the same way about stories in the world around us--it is my job as an artist to see them and unlock them for the wonder and enjoyment of others.

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