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I just started reading Saturn's Children by Charles Stross.  So far it is fantastic (ignore the cover art).

Unusually for books of any kind (even those as good as Mr. Stross'), it keeps inspiring me to get back into writing myself.  I know it sounds strange, but I kept zoning out on almost every page because I kept writing scenes from my book in my head.

I've always had a lot of ideas, but I'm terrible at completing anything.  Of course the best novel in the world that never gets written isn't as good as the worst novel that actually gets written.

I won't explain the idea in case I don't get it finished, but it's completely unrelated to Saturn's Children and one I had years ago and that's been in a landing pattern around my head ever since.

I know posting it on the internet will be the same as throwing it away (from a saleability point of view) but I'm not doing it for the money, and I doubt it'll be long enough or good enough to do anything profitable with anyway.

I want to get started right away, but as it's late I think I'll put it off until tomorrow.  I must be getting old - I remember 4am being the best time for inspiration, now I get sleepy before midnight...

P.S. got the post in before midnight (barely) :D

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