How I write fiction.

What I wore: 30 days. No outfit repeats. Day 28.
Shirt & skirt, F21. Shoes, Target. 

Every writer has a different writing process. This is a little bit of mine:

My favorite time to write is in the morning,
when my mind is fresh and clear and mostly uncluttered.

I like to write in coffee shops because I can watch other people come and go
but their movement is so routine it blends into the background,
becoming a comfortable presence instead of a distraction.

I work best when I have a hot mug of coffee, but I can't eat anything while I work.

Music is my favorite inspiration. I draw most of my characters' emotions
from the feelings that are evoked by certain songs.
 I wrote the entirety of my first novel listening to "Haunted" by Taylor Swift and
"Paperweight" by Schuyler Fisk and Joshua Radin on repeat.

I try to edit and write simultaneously but I almost never read over a passage

 I've written until I've completed the whole story.

My best story ideas come to me when I'm running -
when I push my body to its limits I think my mind likes to challenge itself as well.

I think that writing does more than just share a story;

I believe great writing has the power to change the way people think.