You know, I’ve said many times on this blog that I’m not an “idea” writer. I don’t have a folder full of jotted down mental images to work off of. I get one idea at a time and I usually have to sit down and really, really concentrate for that idea to come to me.
The last week has been totally the opposite. I’ve had a ton of new ideas strike my fancy. I started writing one down last night while it was still vivid and then next thing I knew, I was totally hooked into it. Thing is, I’m contracted up to my eyeballs. I don’t have the time to go off on tangents with other stories.
I have NO idea why I’m thinking up all this stuff now. I’m not doing anything different that would trigger idea production. In fact, I’m tired, so I should be less creative. At least I would think so. Other odd thing is, they’re all contemporary ideas. 
When that happens to me I just keep the ideas in a folder and add to them as I go along. Sometimes an idea or character will NOT leave me alone until I’ve written it down. Once I do I can move back to the contracted work. It’s weird how that works! Good luck with it though. I’d love to read contemporaries by you. 
by Madison Chase