Wasn’t sure how to approach this week’s assignment, so I went for simple: here’s a brief history of my writing experience.
Years ago during a drive back home from graduate school with my then girlfriend (and now wife) to visit my parents, I took some NoDoz. I’d never taken any kind of anti-drowsy medication before, and I was skeptical that it would work. I was known to chug Mountain Dew right before going to bed, with no ill effects. How could two little caffeine pills matter?
About an hour into the drive, my eventual spouse turned to me and asked, “How are you doing?”
“I’mdoinggreat!ButIhaveawholelotofthingsIwanttotalktoyouabout!”
Yes, it was that frantic and fast. No, I’ve never taken NoDoz since that day. What did I need to talk about so frantically? My first idea for my own science fiction story. The best idea ever for a story.
Yes, really.