I’ve seen this on quite a few writing blogs over the last couple of weeks but I took this one from Isaac Espriu’s Place.

1. Where do you write?

In my bedroom, on my bed.

2. When do you write?

Usually at night, after 8 PM.  Sometimes I’ll do it during the day but that’s kind of rare.

3. Planner or Pantser?

Pantser.  I don’t plan stuff out until after I’ve written a first draft.  Then I actually have to in order to line things up.

4. Coffee or tea?

Used to write?  Neither.  I like iced tea in the summer but I don’t drink it warm and I don’t drink coffee.  I generally stay away from caffeine.

5. Pen and paper or computer?

Pen and paper.  There’s isn’t much I can do directly on the screen without printing the work out.  My brain doesn’t function that way.

6. What gets you in the writing mood?

Nothing in particular and everything that I see.  I set specific time aside to write so I write whether I’m in the mood or not.  Outside of that, the mood just strikes.

7. What pulls you out of the writing mood?

Being tired.  It’s harder to write when I’m tired.  Or if my brain is somewhere else and it’s distracting me and urging me to do something else.  I have a tendency of bouncing back and forth between things when I write.

8. What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever read/heard/received?

Aim low.  When you write, don’t aim to write like Stephen King or whomever.  That’s like aiming to win the lottery the first time you ever buy a ticket.  It’s a goal you probably won’t live up to so instead of aiming to write just like an author you idolize, aim to not write like an author you think is crap.  Read something you don’t think is so great, say, “I can do that” and then do it.  It’s much easier to get to the top of the stairs without falling down if you go one step at a time than four.

9. Got muse?

My ideas come from anywhere and everywhere.  I’ve never had an instance of my muse not wanting to work or falling behind in her job.  She’s always there when I need her, right at the opportune moments.  She oftentimes leaves me to do the dirty work myself but the initial idea comes from her in all shapes and forms.

10. Who is the biggest supporter of your writing?

My friends and family, especially my parents.  They haven’t read much of it but they know how hard I’m working to get it done and get it published so they’re there to cheer me on while I toil.

11. Sound or silence?

Silence.  I’m too easily distracted by the TV or radio if I’m writing and I have a hard time splitting my brain between the two so it has to be one or the other.  Or ear plugs.