I don’t know about you, but people I know are constantly giving me plot and/or story ideas to write about. “Wouldn’t *blah* be such a great book. You should write that.” Even if I were inclined to write down and work on what they’re suggesting, I barely have enough time/inclination/drive to work on the stories *I* come up with.

I have to say the worst offender in this is my brother. It tickles him to no end that I am published, though often it comes out as, “I still can’t be you wrote and book.” I try to take it as a compliment because it’s not (necessarily) said mean-spiritedly. Often times though, that comment is followed by his story suggestion. And then of course his belief that he could totally write it if he had the time, which he does not. I mean, really, how hard can it be. His only sister managed to do it—this is where the *necessary* part comes in. (he can’t just leave the compliment alone, he has to take just a bit further.)

Recently, he has taken in his head to tell me story ideas and then tell me who should play the lead characters in the movie—because, you know, it’s just that easy to get a book penned and then turned into a big-screen project. The most recent one, I have to be honest and say I pretty much tuned him out the moment I realized he was giving me a plot idea, was to then star Renee Russo and Sean Connery. Why those two, I have no idea. Maybe he was testing to see if I was listening. He’s young enough (34) the choices surprised me, but as the conversation went on, we started jawing like brothers and sisters do and that part was left behind.

The weirdest one he’s suggested to date is some strange cyborg, sex dog. I am not entirely sure if it’s one in the same or if he wants the cyborg to be one or the other. I really am a little afraid to explore that one (but he still brings it up now and again). Do people toss out plot/book ideas? Do any of them *really* expect you to follow through? And would you? What’s the weirdest suggestion you’ve gotten? Who knows, it might trigger a book in someone else—any and all are welcome to the cyborg dog sex thingie if you can work it out (minus the dog, kinda reminds of a book someone I know was working on... s’all I’m saying).