All right, so let’s sit down and think about this for a minute: where do story ideas come from?
Short answer: magic. But that seems like kind of an unfulfilling blog post, so in the interest of keeping you reading, let’s dive a bit deeper.
I’ve been on this personal journey lately, trying to “up my game” in the mindfulness category. Basically, I’m trying to be more aware of the moment I’m experiencing, trying to live in the immediate, while pushing aside the regrets of the past and worries about the future. That’s not to say that I’ve pledged to live an entirely unplanned existence bobbing through space taking whatever may come and figuring it out as I go along (although I’d be lying if I didn’t say there was a bit of that going on in my life). What I’m really working on is my focus. On what’s in front of me. On what’s important. On what’s now.
I think it’s a good philosophy for life and writing.