Story Ideas

I have a bad habit. I collect ideas.

And then I put them in a nice organized pile.

Where they languish.

Because I usually dream my stories. The ones I dream have to be written down fast before they fade like mist. The ideas from an article, or a news story... they'll be around, and I don't jump on them right away.

If I were more organized, I would actually file my ideas somehow, because I know there will come a day when I don't have a group of characters in my head telling me their stories, and I'll need some solid inspiration.

But for now, when I need to be inspired, a nap usually does the trick.