I remember going on a romantic stroll with my husband once. A story popped into my head and I had to jot it down. So, I whipped the tiny notebook out of my purse and discovered, to my horror, that my pen was missing! I just about lost my mind! My poor husband didn't have one. I was like a junkie or something. "We gotta stop in there and ask if I can borrow a pen now! Now!" We couldn't snag a pen anywhere and it was a half hour before we could get home and find one there. What a nightmare.
.
Actually, it's pathetic, I guess.
.
But, that's one way to know.
.
What other ways are there?
4 comments:
I know that feeling very well. I usually make story notes on my phone but if I'm at the day job, I have a napkin in my back pocket. You never know when the muse will hit. So, like a boy scout, you always need to be prepared. Loved the Loony Tune reference.
I just bought a tiny little voice recorder to keep in my purse. Can you imagine standing next to a lady in check-out at the grocery store and she's muttering, "Ophelia invents a bangstick to fend off Newbloods like divers use for sharks."
If I don't get to write regularly I don't sleep well. :)
Julie
Wow, get out of my head! This post is so timely as I give up exercise, sleep, movies, TV, reading, music (though not food, amazingly) to finish my WIP so that I can a.) get back to my day job and b.) get back to my life! not every writing day is so severe, and I never like my own personal writing to feel like "work" but there is a certain amount of "I have to get this done" that is more about putting the ideas on paper before I get out of "the Zone" rather than "I need to get this done by a certain date." This post was spot on!1!!
Post a Comment