Words

I occasionally run into words or combinations of words that have some impact on me. Usually someone says them in passing or in error, but they sound fun or interesting. Sometimes they're misspellings or Freudian slips. Instead of trying to remember them later, I keep them in my various online notebooks -- now slowly migrating to Google Notebook.

These words might simply hold some emotional quality I want to use in a story. They might simply sound cool when used alone or together. Maybe they are particularly offensive. Maybe they are the best words to describe something. Perhaps they make a good band name or story title. In any case, I don't want to lose these gems, so I log them.

Words you hear from others can be inspiration in themselves. Unless you have a photographic memory, why not write them down for future use?