I is for Imagination #AtoZChallenge

This year my A to Z Challenge is all about wellbeing - something I'm particularly passionate about. Whether it's physical, emotional, mental, spiritual or even the wellbeing of my business, I'm passionate about it! Today it's all about Imagination :D

Without my insane imagination, I wouldn't be where I am now. As a writer, an overactive imagination is everything... and I do mean overactive. I've been known to imagine old hags out of bin bags blowing in the wind, monsters from big rocks at the side of the road, ghostly creatures from the large plant that sways outside my bedroom window at night, not to mention the alien-like lights shooting from my husband's mobile phone in the middle of the night!

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Yes, my mind is wild and I love it that way. Sometimes though, I don't love it quite so much. For instance, I can't swim in swimming pools (you won't get me in the sea.... no way!) alone anymore because I picture piranhas, crocodiles, sharks - even dead bodies floating around me. Sometimes, my imagination clearly sucks.
However, without it I wouldn't have written the nine novels that are currently available to buy from online retailers. Witches, vampires, changelings, Nephilim, angels (and more!)... can all be found in my YA books whereas romance, sex, relationships and fun romps can be found in my chick lit!
So the good outweighs the bad. Who needs to swim alone anyway, right?
Tell me about your crazy imagination... what kinds of things do you imagine that aren't really there?