I was running for exercise. As I did, I became aware of my body’s sounds. A novel concept emerge.
I curtailed the run and went home. Sitting down, I typed up the first twenty pages, about 2500 words, then went for water and to clean up and change clothes. While I was doing those things, I realized a potential ending and saw more scenes.
I added the book to my To Be Written document.
Just the way it goes, sometimes, you know?
Michael Seidel, writer 
That sounds exciting and hopeful, Michael. More power to you!
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Thank you so much, Annie. The fun of discovery awaits! Cheers
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A teacher/author I follow, on a totally different topic continuously bemoans how we have forgotten/lost the ability to have quiet, down time. He’s also a proponent of meditation, but emphatically states he’s not talking about meditation when he speaks of “down time.”We are so glued to our phones, computers, doing things, to-do lists, etc etc etc. That we don’t just SIT. Or walk. Or mow the lawn–not without doing something else. And he says it is these down times which is when we have our “aha!” moments. For all sorts of things.Since he started harping on it, and I started listening, I’ve noticed he’s right. My best times are “sitting by the window with coffee” and taking a long shower. This post sounds like today you realized it by running.
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Tedium is fertile ground for me. Cutting the grass, pulling weeds, sweeping, doing dishes, walking…these are all places/activities where the muses rush in with new ideas to chase. Thanks for commenting. Cheers
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Yup, that’s what the teacher/author is on about. Tedium, zoning out, quiet time… things where you don’t have to be in hard beta-state, thinking too hard mode. Maybe somewhere between alpha & beta brain states? Too few people take advantage of those times. Cheers.
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