When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?
If I'm not writing, I'm usually at the day job or consuming story in whatever form it presents itself. Music is immediate and versatile in that you can be doing other things while listening to it. I have a volunteer radio show at WRKC in the summer months. It's a great outlet for me.
What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
The end of the sleep cycle.
On a more serious note, usually it's the book I'm writing or the book I'm reading, which I suppose speaks to curiosity. I want to see what happens next. I also have pets, and they can be pretty insistent about me waking up to make sure their needs are met. I also have a deep love of coffee.
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