inspiration has terrible timing

[mizkit]

I was very tired last night, and had a HUGE amount to do today, so went to bed at a very sensible hour, ~10:30pm.

I then utterly failed to sleep for 90+ minutes.

Shortly after midnight, having tossed and turned and gotten up to pee and to make sure my son had done his Pokemon for the day so he wouldn't lose the 20 day streak he was aiming for for a task, I finally thought I was comfortable and worn out enough to sleep.

And the first line of a new book, a project I've been developing the synopsis for but couldn't figure out how to start writing, dropped into my head.

Me: ...maybe I'll remember it...
Experience: no you won't
Me: MAYBE I WILL THIS TIME
Experience: no you won't
Me: BUT MAYBE...okay, fine, maybe if i just get this sentence down it'll trigger anything else i think of when i listen to it tomorrow...

I got my phone, voice recorded the first line (not a great way to tell stories, for me; i have no practice at it), put it down, rolled back over.

The next few lines fell into my head.

Me: ...maybe I'll remember it...
Experience: no you won't
Me: THIS IS WHY I RECORDED THE FIRST SENTENCE THO
Experience: i mean it's your funeral
Me: BUT...okay, fine.

I recorded a few more sentences, badly; they were far better constructed in my head than they were when they came out of my mouth. I put the phone down and rolled back over.

Another two paragraphs arrived, unbidden.

FINE, I said, I'LL JUST GET UP AND TYPE IT, IT'LL COME OUT BETTER THAT WAY ANYWAY

Yes, said Experience, serenely.

So that's what found me staggering downstairs at twelve thirty in the morning to type up the first 600 words of a new book.

Husband, alarmed, visibly thinking am I in trouble?: everything ok?
Me, groggily, seizing my computer and lurching to another room to work: book. words. in my head. won't shut up. have to write them down to keep.
Husband, relieved: oh ok, good luck

WHY can inspiration not strike at a quarter to two in the afternoon on a day I have nothing particular planned, instead of in the middle of the night before an INCREDIBLY busy day?!??

Comments

[leecetheartist]

All the stimulation and busyness stirred up your writerly juices!

I just read Chapters 1-8 of Wear Wolf to my husband rdm who is as charmed as I am.
We both went awwwww when she wore the muddy jacket to the diner! So sweet.
I had to stop for tonight though otherwise I would need a honey whisky toddy too.

[mizkit]

So you're saying I should get my act together and try to pursue audio books for these stories... :D

(Really delighted you're enjoying it so much! Aww! Yay!)

[leecetheartist]

Audio books are very popular, and sure you should look into it - but we ourselves don't use them. rdm just likes me reading to him, but audiobooks leave him a bit cold and I like reading aloud, so we're well matched. Plus the book is on my Android through the kindle app.

[a_natural_beauty]

It is wild how inspiration strikes! I find myself coming up with ideas and plots for my story and comic while I am usually either driving for long periods of time or working at my job.

I hope you got a good start!

[leecetheartist]

Sure did!