Writing - a favorite past time come to haunt me again

Wanting to pass along an article that I enjoyed reading. I used to write a lot in High School, not because I had to (and I did) but because I loved to. Somewhere around my mid-twenties I moved away from writing, but every couple of years or less, I get the itch to start writing again. I wrote all sorts of things, but mainly horror fiction or fantasy. The odd bit of bad poetry too LOL.

I used to leave work with little slips of paper in my pockets that had story ideas, or plot ideas, or character ideas....you get the idea, on them. I think I still have most of them, lost in my seven seas worth of papers and such in my desk drawers or boxes of memorabilia in the basement. I have some organized and gathered into binders and coil books. This also includes my dream journals/pages from writing down what I dreamt in the depths of the night.

A lot of what this author describes reminds me of the people watching I used to do at the bar when I was younger (and the designated driver). There is something wonderful to being sober in a huge room full of drunk people, lots of stories to be found that is for sure.

Anyhow, check out the article, you might be inspired. :D

Rebus on draught

AS another beverage is launched to pay homage to Rebus's 20th
anniversary, author IAN RANKIN reveals why Scottish pubs are such inspiring
places


http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=139322007

Rebus on draft

IAN RANKIN

"A PUB is a great place for a writer to be. They have always been fascinating social laboratories where you get a mix of people from different backgrounds, different jobs, different attitudes - just like on Big Brother. Every pub is Big Brother writ large.

Beer is a great equaliser because it's not an expensive product, it's what people tend to drink at the end of a hard day. Because it's quite cheap, it's egalitarian."

The remainder of the article can be found at The Scotsman, just follow the link supplied above.

Enjoy!