““I get inspired to write by watching the news. I listen to conversations I shouldn't listen to. I pay attention to my fears. I ask 'what if?' all the time. I remember things from my childhood. I think of themes, not storylines. I listen to my characters, and let them tell me what the story is. I never force anything. I listen to lots of music. I watch lots of movies. I let my mind wander. I read so much my eyes feel like they're going to fall out of my head. I wait until the fruits of my labor are ripe before eating them.””
![“[E]verything is fiction. When you tell yourself the story of your life, the story of your day, you edit and rewrite and weave a narrative out of a collection of random experiences and events. Your conversations are fiction. Your friends and loved ones—they are characters you have created. And your…” quote by Keith Ridgway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4be/keith-ridgway-89468_communication_e-verything-is-fiction-when-you-tell-you_145036.jpg)
