Many people wonder where a writer gets inspiration from. The answer for me is that it comes from everywhere. It could be something someone says. It could be something that happens to me or others. It could be a fear. It could be a dream.
I seem to be getting a lot of ideas from dreams lately. If I wake up in the middle of the night after a dream that has a good story idea in it, I repeat a few words in my head to try to help me remember it in the morning. I suppose it may be easier to just get up and write it down. Do you keep a notebook in your nightstand? I do, but I think it may anger my husband if I were to turn a light on to try to write something down!
A few months ago I found the beginning of a new novel in a dream, which is great, but I do need to start finishing some other ideas!
I know what doesn’t work for me and that’s actually trying to think up a new idea for a short story. I used to try to force myself to think of a short story idea because I needed more short stories. This does not work for me. If anything it chases inspiration away!
Where do you get your ideas from?