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Goodreads asked Diane Stringam Tolley:

How do you get inspired to write?

Diane Stringam Tolley Sometimes I dream whole stories. And sometimes, I will be looking at a picture or listening to a conversation and something just blazes in my mind. (I was looking at a picture my granddaughter coloured of Santa and his sleigh. I wondered where his sleigh came from. And the story of Carving Angels was born.)
I also love a background story, so sometimes a question will just pop up: How did that happen? or Why were they there?

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