THE PLOTTING BRAIN

You've put aside the first draft you have just finished so you can gain some distance on the work before tackling revisions. It's a great time to clean your office, sort your files, and write a few blogs. But your mind starts seguing into the next story. 

 Here's what floated into my mind, even when I'm trying to take a break:

 My next hero is a Tsuran swordsman who has been disgraced on his home world and shunned by his people. What dastardly deed did he commit? He protected a family member...