On my desk I have my laptop, a multicolored pencil and several notepads stacked neatly on top of each other, a gym card, padlock and an mp3, my cellphone, and three types of electric chargers.

I've been writing all my life, just very sporadically and in different forms. I started writing consistently on a daily basis about 1,5 years ago; writing around 500-5000 words per day.

I had a ton of material in my head and felt the need to get it out. I think a lot of it will be helpful to people.

I am not a goddamn indie author.

To concentrate.

I have a few book ideas but I don't see myself having the time to really write them out in the coming future. Of course I am always writing posts for blogging though. Most of it goes unpublished just to capture some cool thought I was having in the moment.

Mario Puzo, Jed Mckenna, and Ayn Rand.

Having a clearly defined goal.

reading, learning things, working out, speaking, studying, hanging out with friends.

Yes. I published it in my school's novel contest under a pseudonym but it was probably a bit too extreme and politically incorrect. I still have it and find it to be absolutely hilarious.

It depends on what I am writing and for what reason.

Of course, the key thing to writing successfully (and doing anything in life) is concentration. Write without interruptions or multitasking. If you need a crutch, drink coffee or eat cocoa.

When I wrote Breaking out of Homeostasis I had a goal of writing 1000 words per day without regard to quality. It worked pretty well. I was certainly not in a dearth of inspiration while writing that book.

I had some fun with it and did it all myself.

I usually don't read for pleasure. I read for learning and to fulfill a goal.