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Goodreads asked Chris Manion:

How do you get inspired to write?

Chris Manion First, I read. That inspires me the most.

How does one learn to sing as they work? Writing comes naturally to me the way some people like to tinker with cars and others want to groom animals or grow flowers and edibles. It's akin to the way I think. And it's work. I've learned to love the editing process, perhaps even more than the writing itself.

Creative energies need to vent themselves. Mine does so in words and music. I love the real beauty in a well-crafted sentence. I love beauty. I love creating. It is its own reward.

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