I tend to come up with people more than situations - most of my books start with a character.
“For our welfare reform efforts to be successful, we must empower local charitable organizations with the resources to address their local community needs.”
“In the last 15 or 20 years, I've watched the British press simply go to hell. There seems to be no limit, no depths to which the tabloids won't sink. I don't know who these people are but they're little pigs.”