A while ago I bought an app from the iTunes AppStore called “AwsomeNote”. Why mention it here?
Partly because I’m currently on my lunchbreak at work and bored out of my skull, but also it’s the tool of a tip I’m about to give you…

Always carry with you a means for recording notes!

That’s it, short and simple.
Doesn’t matter if you use a notepad and pencil or a $30000 PDA powerful enough to compute the meaning of life. The important part is that you have it available at all times, so it should be small enough to keep in you pocket or purse.

Last night, just as I was about to drift off into sleep, I suddenly flashed on a great scene to use in my upcoming comic. My first impulse was to sleep on and note it down the next morning, but thankfully I decided otherwise.
I reached over for my iPod Touch and fired up AwsomeNote and jotted down the scene in as much detail as I could, then saved it in a folder spesifically created for plot-ideas.

And good thing I did.
Waking up today I KNEW I had conjured up a great idea, but was blank as to what it was. I fired up the app and had a look, and it all came back clear as daylight.
Thus 2 minutes of notetaking saved me from hours of frustratingly trying to remember what I had forgotten.

Take heed… Carry a notepad or the equivalent!