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One of my favorite all time films is "Airplane." So funny, and with so many quotable lines. Many of them can be wedged into everyday conversation with little effort. "What do you make of this?" someone asks, to which I reply "A hat, a brooch, a pterodactyl..." (and if you haven't seen the movie, don't worry. It's funnier in context) But one of my favorite is the response to this question:

"Do you have any ideas?""

In the film, the answer is "A game show, like Hollywood Squares, except for kids. Gary Coleman could be the host." And that's the flip answer I give people when they ask me the question.

But what do I do when I really do have an idea?

It's a good predicament to be in, I suppose. Better to have too many ideas than none at all. But ideas are a drachma a dozen, let's face it.

I write them down, to be sure. But will I get to them? I don't know if there are enough hours in my life time to write all the stories I have. And what form should they take? I've already written a novel, and I love it, but what about other media? Can I get an artist who wants to work on my material, and produce a comic? How about a TV pilot or a movie?

And then there are the non-story ideas. I have ideas for businesses, for products and the like. What can I do with those? Sometimes I drop them in my writing, for in fictional worlds they can be tried on for size, and I can make the public embrace them (at least the public of the world I create). But I am no inventor, and I have no capital. What then?

And then there's my latest idea. It started as a concept for a game show, but then I started to think that it could be something that I could make a reality here in the virtual world of the Internet. I just have to polish the rules and format, and work on getting others interested and involved. If this sounds intriguing to you, feel free to ask me for more information. Otherwise, stay tuned...