The end of the first week of 3Q’s! Thank you so much everyone who has read these, shared them and supported them! It’s been a blast!
For today’s, I bring you one, Mr. Mason McDonald! Mason and I connected a number of years back and he’s done a bunch of covers for my own releases. Now, with his recent debut collection out and about, it’s been great seeing people discover how awesome of a writer he is!
Mason hails from Eastern Canada, but don’t let that deter you from enjoying his work!
Welcome Mason!
Steve: What does your writing time look like? Do you try and write at the same time each day? Do you have a word count you attempt to hit?
Mason: I have a day job that has fluctuating hours so it makes sticking to a routine very difficult. However, I’ve always gravitated towards working in the evening. I used to aim for 2k words a day but eventually got burnt out. So nowadays I set small, easily accessible goals – usually 3 to 4 pages of prose, or 2 pages of a screenplay. Having smaller goals makes staying motivated much easier.
Steve: Out of all your releases, do you have a character you could write about forever?
Mason: This is such a fun question! If I had to pick a single character, I would say the unnamed protagonist of my story ‘I, Defile.’ He’s an awful, narcistic nihilist with a horrid taste in food, but his story is incredibly interesting. I expect to follow him through many more stories (if he survives them, that is…).
Steve: Tell me about your newest release (novel/story/poem/novella) and why someone should read it!
Mason: My debut collection is scheduled (at the time of writing this) to be released tomorrow on June 1st 2022. It is an eclectic collection with stories ranging from cosmic horror to folk, to sci-fi crime and everywhere in between. Folks should read it because I heard a rumor that if you do, you actually legally become a certified badass. I don’t know for certain that the rumor is true, but I wouldn’t pass up the opportunity if I was you.
Steve: Bonus question time! Did you have a favorite wrestler as a kid?
Mason: I grew up in the 00s, so my favorite wrestler was John Cena. Trust me, I live with regrets about it.
Thanks so much, Mason!
If you wanna find more info about Mason;
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17721994.Mason_McDonald
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mas0nMcD0nald
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