Day - 245

When The Mood Strikes

The last six weeks or so, I've had idea after idea randomly pop into my head for scenes to write. This happens randomly at work, when I'm at the gym, when I'm watching TV, when I'm reading, etc. Now why are these ideas popping into my head now more than before? Maybe I'm in the "writing zone?" All I know is that if I'm driving, I will tell my wife the idea and have her text it to me so I can write it out later. Or if I'm not driving, I'll jot it down in my iPhone.

Today, while in between meetings at work, I had a new idea for a scene in Red Bow 2.0. So what did I do? I started tapping away on my screen and writing it out. It's kind of funny to think about me writing scenes from the book on my phone. But if I don't write out the idea, I might forget it. All I know is that I'm really enjoying the writing inspiration that has been bestowed on me recently. When I think I'm out of ideas or stuck in a plot line, a new idea pops into my head. Maybe this is what new writers experience as they go through the writing process. I've noticed that converting these ideas into scenes is getting easier to do. The writing technique portion isn't necessarily easier, but being able to get the thoughts out of my head and into a document is much easier now.

In any case, when the mood strikes, I am ready, willing, and able to write in some fashion. Even if that means tapping away a scene like a weird person on my iPhone in a secluded parking lot in between meetings at work.

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