Goodreads asked Smita Bhattacharya:

How do you get inspired to write?

Smita Bhattacharya Inspiration is easy. A half finished account from a friend's life, a piece of gossip, an interesting Netflix movie with a twist I couldn't have imagined, and I'm thinking to myself, this is how my next story could end. But to actually write, all you have to do is... sit, open the laptop and write. The words flow. There's no other way.

When I write, I start living the scene, the characters, the feeling; all duality disappears. As soon as I stop connecting with the piece, I discard it. I cannot bring myself to write anymore. I do give myself a break and try again, and if it comes back, I persist. If not, I focus on another idea. I strongly believe a good story—the kind that stays in the reader’s minds for a really long time—is an idea that is dying to be written. It does not allow you to sleep, eat or chill in peace. Yes, that happens to me.

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