Stories that rise above ordinary

I get about five ideas a day in my head. The ideas that persist, are the ones that I eventually write down in the Binder of Wonder. (A trick I learned from reading “Writing with Emotion Tension and Conflict. Techniques for crafting an expressive and compelling novel” written by Cheryl St. John.) Then the idea that persists the most and inspires me the most I end up turning into a novel.