Chicken Ice Cream

 I've learned to pay attention to ideas I get in the middle of the night when I can't sleep. 

If I've got the energy, I get up and write my idea down. If I don't, I often won't remember it come morning. Sometimes, I just mouth the idea to myself as a memory help so I don't have to get up. That trick often helps me remember the great idea.

Last night, I had a truly great idea that I knew would solve a particular problem in the scene I'm writing. I could have my character eat chicken ice cream.

Of course, come morning, I realized it was idiotic. I guess I wasn't so awake after all!

Ah, another revealing look into the lofty world of writers.