Goodreads asked Mason Dakota:

How do you get inspired to write?

Mason Dakota I've discovered a rhythm to myself when it comes to writing. I write better before 3:00 PM. My theory is that insecurity is tied with writing and that the longer the day goes, and the more defeats we face in the day, the more insecure we become as time goes by and as this is linked to writing it affects the product of what we write. So I write best in the morning I believe, listening to some music that fits the mood of the scene I'm working on and usually in an environment away from home like a coffee shop. I occasionally get another burst of inspiration to write in the evenings and try to take advantage of that moment. But my best time to come up with cool scenes and be creative is actually in the evenings. It is strange that my writing is of poor quality then but I can come up with interesting scenes. So I will either make a note of the scene and write it out the next morning, or I will attempt to write it out and go back and rewrite it the next morning. Another avenue I take is setting personal goals for myself in writing with deadlines of when they need to be done, like having a scene or chapter or book done by a certain date and then pouring my energy into accomplishing those goals by establishing a calendar system where I tell myself I have to do this much every day to accomplish this goal by this date.

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