Marijuana is death on writers. I’ve seen several go that route. Typical behavior for a long time marijuana user is as follows. He gets a story idea. He tells his friends about it, and they think it’s wonderful. He then feels as if he’s written it, published it, cashed the check and collected the awards. So he never bothers to write it down.
Alcohol can have the same effect.
(Incidentally, I’ve posted this particular quote before.)
Larry Niven, writing about drugs:
(Incidentally, I’ve posted this particular quote before.)
Could say the same about daydreaming. I mean feeling like having cashed the check and collected the awards.