i want to write a book.

or maybe just a short story. how does one begin such a thing? just start writing? i know i'm a good writer, but that means nothing. what would i possible write a book about? i started to write that something-or-other about amy & dan, AKA me & tom, but could i still? is it still relevant to me? what would happen? would i just keep writing & just let things happen as they happen? would that work? do authors write books in order? do they know what's going to happen when they begin? should i try an outline or something? i need some interesting inspiration. my life is not entertaining. it wouldn't make a good book. what makes someone want to read a book anyway? what makes me want to? tamora pierce makes me want to read & reread. but what is it about her writing that so intrigues me? romance, magic, and girl power? those seem to be major themes throughout her series. i could spin new tales of mythology. or of witches and warlocks. or just something that's psychologically twisted. or would i write about real live stuff? like amy & dan's adulterous relationship? i could continue it with his divorce and her still-loneliness. he'd never actually be with her, he just wants what he can't truly have. he just wanted to be in her pants without any commitment. obviously the man struggles with commitment anyway, cheating on his wife with more than just her. but where would she go after his heartbreak? would the story follow her? or would it end with their breakup? it could be a short story about an adulterous relationship between a naive girl and a married womanizer which just shows that nobody wins in the situation. but how naive is the girl really? how old is she? what experiences has she had? what does she know about his other relationship? would his wife also have a voice in this story? a three-chapter short story from the POVs of the adulterer, the mistress, and the victimized wife? maybe she's not such a victim. maybe she's an adulterer too. i could add the POV of her little man mistress. or not. could be three longish poems from each of them. *sigh* maybe i don't even like this subject anyway. but like i said, how does one start a book?