I love the idea of walking down the artists’ aisle and letting your mind wander around, making up stories to go with all the incredible stuff people have created. Do you try to actively pay attention to the output of that? Or do you just let your mind wander and trust that its all in there when you’re ready to draw on it?

Also, your bookstore ritual is inspirational all on it’s own. I like the way it embodies the desire to appreciate and be inspired without absorbing the details. But also, imagining a person who is not doing that…the thought and image being drawn to a bookstore, and of then going in and out of one without touching anything. Very cool - the kind of detail you could build a whole character from. Hmmmm…inspiration IS everywhere. Now, to absorb that idea without the detail… -lol-

I like what you said about the human condition, internal struggles for the soul, and reconciling those parts of ourselves with an outward persona. You can see that in your writing, and that’s definitely part of what makes it so compelling. You write great characters.

Thanks!