Creativity isn't planned.

I was out. Deep in the sleep.

Like this one.

But then…

The idea that I have been nurturing for some time started blooming, and I knew that if I did not get up to at least sketch out the framework, it would be lost.

So I got up.

Carter had moved from the chair to where I was, and if you know anything about cats, you know that after a kitty settles down on your legs and purrs until he falls asleep, you are loathe to move a muscle.

But move I must, and move I did.

Carter was non-plussed.

Despite his disappointed sighs, I captured the structure of what I wanted, and all is well.

Now I'm happily sipping a chai with coconut milk looking at a notebook that contains a solid idea from which I can earn money.

This is just a note to let new creatives know:

• Yup, that happens.
• Yes, it is totally normal to get ideas at bizarre times of the day and night
• Yes, most of the time I capture them
• Yes, sometimes I don't
• Yes, you're in good company if you're not sure what ideas to pursue so you try to get ‘em all down just in case

If this happens to you, congratulations! You're a creative!

Now try to get some sleep.