this is a really interesting question! i do almost all of my writing at home in my office or on my couch. i get too easily distracted in coffee shops, libraries, etc. but in terms of feeling inspiration, i actually think best when driving? not to sound like the lincoln lawyer lol but i don’t live very close to most of my family and friends, so i spend a lot of time in the car. almost all of my best brainstorming, believe it or not, happens listening to Spotify on the interstate. i also gain a lot of inspiration from other art or history, songs or books or shows or museum exhibitions. when something inspires me, i want to try to create something that moves someone else similarly. that’s why a number of my works, in the fan works tradition, are re-interpretations of existing pieces of media.