Your Memory Bank

 Above your nose and between your ears rests one of a writer's greatest resources--the Memory Bank. With every one of life's experiences, charming, embarrassing, or aggravating, you make a deposit, never having to wait in line or at the drive-up window to do so. Those memories stay there until you need to use them. All this with no monthly service charge and no statements to file. Your account is more than likely overflowing with riches.

Then comes time to make a withdrawal--the first time you begin to write. Every story, article, essay, poem or letter requires you to dip into your account. The best part is that no matter how many withdrawals you make, the bank is never empty. Every deposit remains,

All it takes to open the bank is a word or two. Even something as simple as 'mashed potatoes' might trigger a great story. "I remember one fateful night when my mother made me eat ice cold mashed potatoes long after everyone else finished dinner..." You're off and running.

Yes, above your nose and between your ears, treasures lie waiting in your Memory Bank. No penalty for early withdrawal.