Wake Up

A lot of students ask me: When is the best time of day to write?

The answer is different for each writer but I encourage all of you to start writing as soon as you first wake up - dreams can lead to terrific snippets of inspiration - and keep going throughout the day. The past few days I've been struck with inspiration the moment I woke up. I took note of what I was thinking and feeling and it helped me tremendously in my writing later in the day.

Note: A notebook is your best friend as a writer and you should have one next to your bed and in your pocket/purse during the day.

As an exercise:
What does your main character think about as soon as he/she wakes up? I have been stating with a 3-minute interior monologue for whichever character's scene I am writing. Try it, let me know what you find out.