Alert! Idea Attack!

Ideas surround us.  We live them in the small moments of our days

and in our life-changing experiences.

How do we choose which one?

1.  Live your life keeping your “idea feeler” alert on.  What sensory details strike you?  Characters abound.   Notice their quirks!  Anticipate the “what ifs” and “how comes” everywhere.
2. What sticks with you at the end of the day?  First thing in the morning?  Keep an idea journal in your phone or in a notebook. Record your dreams to discover what your deeper creative consciousness.
3. Brainstorm your memories and passions.  Don’t censor!  All ideas can be writing and art inspirations.
4. After you feel you’ve collected many, put them away.
5. Walk away from your list. Ruminate.  Which ideas stay with you?  Begin to percolate?

Playing with your idea with words and images will release serendipity!  One thread leads to another.  Above all, have fun with the process!