"Ok, so I have the advantage of my father's library, which is older than my own."
So that's your secret!--I've been wondering how you manage to read so much--LOL!
"Ooh, ooh... found some old notes I wrote down to get stories out of my head. How's this: 1. A comic SF piece, written reminiscent of Connie Willis. A college student, English major, has a dimensional traveler appear in her apartment. He has been trying to get home for several weeks, keeps ending up in the wrong world. She has to help him break into the physics department to get his hands on a piece of equipment."
Cool!--sounds like a good start! Some starter questions I'll toss out for brainstorming's sake: How does the traveler convince the college student to help him? What's the main obstacle to getting back that they have to overcome?
I've also been reading SF pretty steadily for the last twelve years, which gives me a lot of book-time. Also I'll try anything (I don't like cyberpunk) and I remember books I've read really well. Hence, pick an SF-type plot, and I'll have something that matches. I'm like imdb for SF.