Unlikely Inspiration

Inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. When my friend told me, over a curry, about the conference she had attended - on NHS planning for likely flu epidemics, my imagination sparked. When she also mentioned the media liaison speaker who had handled news management after the 7 July bombings, I could see a story beginning to form. Could I create a media-savvy young adult? What would happen in the case of a flu epidemic when our country can't even cope with 48 hours of snow? And how might a group of teenagers save us all in an age of 24 hour rolling news? It doesn't take much for a story to start. Of course, finishing it is another matter entirely. But I was very glad of that curry and conversation. It just goes to show ...