Brainstorming

Brainstorming techniques?I think I may be the only writer I know without a file of cool ideastucked away and I'm starting to feel worried about it. I could throwone together, but I don't think I'd ever look at it again. For me, eachnovel exists only as I'm writing it. I never go back through old ideas.My process isn't that straightforward, sadly.

First place I look for ideas? History. When I read about a historical event or find the perfect quote from a historical character, I know that I...