Goodreads asked Emily Gillespie:

How do you get inspired to write?

Emily Gillespie I am very stimulated by the world around me, and often draw from this as a source for ideas. If I am frustrated or excited by a social issue, my brain asks if this can be explored in fiction? Sometimes anxiety can be a great source for ideas-- one thing may happen, and then brain can imagine how the situation may go differently, in a good or bad way, and an idea may be born.
As a frequent reader and media consumer, sometimes I just feel the need to respond to existing texts or social ideas. My education is in Gender Studies & Disability Studies and sometimes I come across ideas in an academic space that I also feel need explored in fiction in a more accessible way. I want to make social justice conversations within reach for everyone.

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