It's important to read. Read somethings you normally don't: If you normally read Sci-fi, read a detective story for example. You'ld be surprised how cross-circuiting your thought process helps you come up with new ideas. Join a writers group...heh heh. Don't read non-fiction. Don't watch TV. I think reading stimulates the brain where watching TV turns it to mush...(Sound of Road Runner catoons in background) I have a four-year old.