Goodreads asked E.A. Bucchianeri:

How do you get inspired to write?

E.A. Bucchianeri To put it simply, I find a subject that interests me. Finishing a writing project no matter what it may be takes dedication and perserverance. Unless you're interested in the subject, story, or characters, you won't have the 'poof' to finish what you started.

Sometimes, no matter how inspired you are, it's hard to know where to take a story, and that's when being an avid reader comes in. You won't write well unless you read not to mention seek out sources of inspiration. The creativity of another writer, artist, poet, can help fire you up.

Here's one example: while working on Vocation of a Gadfly, I had to contiue the development of artistic characters that appeared in the preceeding novel. Where to take one artist in particular was inspired by a poem by William Blake. I can't go into it all here, but if you want to know what poem got me inspired, read my blog post " 'Creativity Inspiring Creativity, click here.

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