It's Rare...But Sometimes You See The Whole Story

 Many times, more than I can count, an idea will strike me in the middle of the night. I know I'm not alone in this. Ask any writer and they'll tell you it happens. Some attempt to write down their ideas, something I even tried once. It was unsuccessful. The point is, inspiration strikes at any time, any where, whether you're ready for it or not.

Such is life.

But, something happened the other night, something that's pretty rare, at least for me.

I saw the entire story, from the beginning scene, to the end credits...it was all there.

And I couldn't fall back to sleep for a couple of hours.

Truth be told, I've had the bones of the story in my head for some time. The main character, the main conflict, the pivotal scene, the resolution, but it's the details that trip me up, the small things that can be huge stumbling blocks when it comes time to write it all down.

I'm sure the time of the night helped heighten my enthusiasm for my story. In addition to ideas hitting me in the middle of the night, I think those ideas are brilliant. Something about the middle of the night makes ideas sound better than they are. Perhaps that's why so many bad decisions are made when we're supposed to be sleeping.

It had been so long since I opened Final Draft, that I had to re-install it, but I'm determined to write this sucker. This time, I can't use my often-used excuse, "I don't have the whole story figured out."

Nope, not this time.