I had a situation
happen to me this past weekend and it was a totally new situation for me. Not
particularly a welcomed one, but funny as hell. My mind immediately leaped to
how to incorporate this into a story. Even had the characters in mind. Poof and
they were there. Very weird. But I did write it down, just in case.
Now, I have to say,
I’m an observer and some strange things capture my interest. I’ve sat down to eat at the local diner and
I have to say, some of the conversations, a turn of phrase, a name, the way
something looks, how someone walks or dresses can send my mind into a storytelling mode.
Some things truly are stranger than fiction.
So, my question is:
- Have you had something happen to you where your mind jumped to how to incorporate the situation, good or bad, into a story or even built the story around it?
- Were your characters instantaneously there like magic?
- Or did you just use the situation in a WIP?
