What is so wonderful, horrible, or side-splitting funny that it simply must be incorporated into a book? It can be anything. You know you have achieved an author’s mindset if, in the middle of a muddle, there’s an undercurrent of thought declaring “this is good material.” The event itself may be mundane, but that trusty writer’s perspective sees it from an angle that begs “write me, write me!” For example, I had an intensely frustrating encounter with a bookstore salesperson. After the first few minutes of our conversation, I realized she was giving me a lovely gift. Apply a little imagination, edit some snippets here and there and Presto! those maddeningly inept answers could make my readers laugh out loud. More information about this incident? You’ll have to read my novels.