Have you ever had a great idea just before falling asleep, and then in the morning tried to remember it? Were you able to reconstruct your thoughts from the night before? If you're like me, you couldn't do it. What seemed like a great inspiration at night looked bland and ordinary in the daylight.
There are two things to remember:
1. Have a pad of paper and a pen with you at all times to write down your inspiration when they occur. First thoughts are the best thoughts.
2. Act on your idea as soon as possible.
That's why the title of this posting is Ready, Fire, Aim! If you wait too long for your idea to ripen on the vine, you risk it going sour. Start outlining immediately. Get down as much as you can -- if it's for a movie or television series, write the treatment. If it's for a book, create a proposal. If your idea is for an invention, start sketching.
Will you make some mistakes? Of course you will. That's how you learn. You can correct them and improve your piece as you go. The greater danger lies in not starting.
So take your idea, whatever it is, and move forward. Ready, Fire, Aim!
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