Goodreads asked Steve Johnson:

How do you get inspired to write?

Steve Johnson I think the outdoors inspires me most. I've been to places razor's-edge dangerous, heartbeat quiet and peaceful, and shout-it-from-the-rooftops glorious. It's tough for me to walk away from any of that without a bushel of buzzing inspiration. Moments, too, can do the same thing. A ten-second, spontaneous dance of a pair of oak leaves, tip to lobe. In-the-clouds joy. Heartbreak, victory, teaching, learning. Writing saves those moments for me, fires me up for what's next, or helps release me from a troubling place.

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