Ask the Author: Mason Carlisle
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Mason Carlisle
Usually I just stare at a blank document until I get a headache and go do something else. I don't get writer's block often, but when I do, it lasts for months sometimes.
Mason Carlisle
I like hearing that my writing helps people. I like knowing that it makes a difference and shows people how much they matter to others.
Mason Carlisle
Just write. Write whatever scene comes to your mind and patch it into the story later. Writing is therapeutic and I think everyone should do it, even if it's not fiction or they don't plan to publish.
Mason Carlisle
Um, I have like 8 WIPS, actually. The three taking up my attention the most are the sequel for The Ghost of You, the sequel to my unannounced upcoming novel, and a Dystopian that's unrelated to both.
Mason Carlisle
I have a *lot* of playlists on Spotify. You could probably find them if you tried hard enough, but I sort songs into playlists for books I'm working on to set the vibe.
Mason Carlisle
For The Ghost of You it came from a very vivid nightmare that's basically the plot of the book. I went to school, survived a shooting, and then "my" parents moved me back to my own hometown and my friends got me through it. It started as a nightmare but I'll also credit 5 Seconds of Summer's song 'Ghost of You' for being the perfect writing mood song to give me a title idea.
Mason Carlisle
I really like Sarah Dessen's linked world honestly. All her books I've read are a little connected and I'd totally love to just be friends and hang out with any of her characters. Their development impresses me greatly and I think they'd all be fun to spend a day with.
Mason Carlisle
I haven't read a Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Susanne Collins yet and Turtles All The Way Down by John Green is the top of my TBR
Mason Carlisle
Honestly, I did draw inspiration from my own life to write this. I'm not a shooting survivor, but I've dealt with many elements in this book personally and used part of it as a sort of therapy to solve those mysteries already.
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