Thanks Madeline! I get book ideas from everywhere, often from movie trailers that don’t end up being what my brain initially guesses that they will be in the first five seconds, or sometimes even weird dreams. Once I have an idea I sit down and write an outline the includes all of the major plot points in the story. I like to know what I’m writing each day before I begin. Thanks just me, though. Many authors don’t need t hat much pre-planning. It’s a personal thing.