Goodreads asked Jared Morrison:

How do you get inspired to write?

Jared Morrison That's a tough one, and also a tricky one, in that I think it's dangerous to wait for inspiration to strike as a prerequisite for writing. I can't speak for anyone other than myself, but what's worked in the past has been consistent, daily discipline. Five hundred words (minimum), right after I wake up and before anything else (aside from smooching my wife, of course). Some days it's trash and uninspired. Other days it's brilliant and three hours goes by in what feels like three minutes, with thousands of words left in the muse's wake. But if I relied on being inspired, I think I would write only a handful of times a year. The inspiration comes *from* the writing, rather than producing it.

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