“When I retire I may get into doing serious techno thriller novels, many are interested in my short stories, but while I drive the roads I don’t fall easily into the chapter captivation to text mode. Gotta keep the mind and spirit with the big rig, especially in Alaska.”
You might want to try a small cassette recorder, and basically narrate the story out loud; think out loud. Don’t be self conscious, just think of your concept and speak the events as they unfold in your mind. Some people have this ability and some don’t, but I know a couple of people who do this for their rough drafts, and are often surprised at what they spoke when they listen to it later.
If you get the knack of this it can be very helpful. Good luck with your writing aspirations and your work.
I may just do that, I have read a million books, my earliest was John D McDonald, Alistar Mclaine, all the great sci fi classics and on through the years Clive Cussler,John Ringo, James Rollins and of course our local author Matt Bracken.
Alternate history is my favorite, like what would have happened if Obama took the place of Lincoln after he had him assisnated and then the USA became the most powerful socialist Empire on Earth, and the Russians wer the ones who fought so bravely to to defeat America for Life, Liberty and Freedom....
sorry, its my imagination.