[bthrowsnaill]

I have a story idea floating around in my head. I am a little anxious to work on this story because it will be about a topic that greatly interests me. But the overall idea still feels like it's in a formative stage. I don't want to rush the idea, but at the same time I am not sure if a well developed idea is going to emerge from my subconscious, or whether I should start trying to write something and see what happens. I imagine that "full time" writers must have to write at times when their ideas haven't fully matured "organically". I've been thinking that that may be one thing that separates a "professional" writer from a part time writer: the ability to produce good stories "on demand". Any thoughts?
I have the luxury of not being on a writing timetable, so I tend to let ideas sit in my head like it's a giant Crock-Pot. I typically don't write until I feel like I have a good stew on my hands. But dang, sometimes it takes a while...