Most of my best story ideas come when I'm wet.
Okay, that sounded wrong.
Ahem. Rephrase: I get a lot of great story ideas when I'm doing mindless things like washing dishes or taking a shower. The variable that these mindless activities have in common is water. Water and writing do not go together. Soggy paper is not easy to write on. Ink runs. Computers fry. And taking the time to dry off wastes precious inspiration.
Which leaves me to believe that someone (i.e. someone who knows things about science and technology and inventions and stuff (not me)) should create a writer-friendly waterproof tool for recording ideas while otherwise soaked.
Think of the possibilities!
Mid-water gun fight, you discover the EXACT move you needed for your MC to sniper Bad Guy. Waterproof writer tool to the rescue! ('Cause you know your six-year-old cousin isn't going to stop squirting you just because you have a piece of paper in your hand.)
Your nightly shower serenade results in the perfect scene in chapter two, part three of your spy novel. And your husband stole your towel again. No worries! Just grab your waterproof iPad and type out a few sentences.
Inspiration strikes for overcoming obstacle No. 713 in WIP, but you're covered in water and flea shampoo and in the middle of giving your dog a bath. Waterproof writing tool to the rescue!
Seriously, someone needs to get working on this.
(Oh, there ARE bath paints and crayons, but they are WASHABLE, so what's the point?)
Good points! I don't usually have ideas in the shower, but washing dishes does that to me on occasion. Maybe because I'm usually listening to music and dancing at the same time. Gets my brain going. Waterproof writing stuff would be great for that.
ReplyDeleteHaha actually they do! Rite in the Rain make waterproof pencils, pens, and paper. I have had to use them multiple times when I'm in the field and they work pretty well!
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