Believe me, it's already started infiltrating my writing -- I wrote a short story that totally materialized out of nowhere. I just started writing about a character who was (like myself) distraught about his love leaving him for someone else. Thought it would be therapeutic, and it turned out to be! However, since I wanted to laugh about the situation rather than cry about it, the story turned mysteriously humorous...
Didn't know that you have professional ties to the writing field. Anything specific?