Part of it was just stubbornness, honestly! I was too damn obstinate to give up, when a reasonable person probably would have at some point!

But here's something to remember: Ideas themselves are cheap. It's what you do with them that matters.

I like to treat great ideas like small children desperate for my love -- I ignore them. 😆 When I get a great idea, I try not to think about it. Then, sometimes, like that small child desperate for my love, it will come back with some new element or facet. "Look what I got you! Love me!"

And I send it away again. And again. And again.

The truly great ideas are the ones that keep coming back with more and more to offer until I get to the nuns and puppies stage of writing -- that's when I would cheerfully drive a bus through a throng of innocent nuns and puppies for the chance to write the story! And that's when I know I have to write this story!

Check out my Writing Advice blogs -- lots of stuff in there that's directly on-point, especially #4, #5, and #42!