Goodreads asked Anne Gordon Perry:

How do you get inspired to write?

Anne Gordon Perry Ideas just seem to come! The hard part is the follow through. For example, one summer I was taking a water aerobics class with a group of older women and, disliking exercise, I occupied my mind with imagining what the young lifeguard thought of us as we were thrashing around in the water (which would go down considerable as we got out). It resulted in a short story from the lifeguard's POV. But I had to force myself to write it! When I did, though, it was a fun--and different--experience, as the POV was varied so much from my own. The secret for me is all in the follow through--and after the writing this means great care with revising and editing. A process!

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