"Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever."
Will Self quoted in June's Writers' News www.writers-online.co.uk/
Again this week I did not heed the warnings and just as I was dropping off thought of a fantastic first line for my novel.....too tired to make the effort to grab pen and paper, I told myself I would remember it in the morning. Sadly that line will never make the first draft as (obviously) I forgot by the time morning had arrived!! I shall never know whether it was the incredible opener I imagined at the time or whether I was just dreaming.....
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