A visual of my own writing hell

The semester ended last week, and now I'm in the low season at work. After finishing the critiques yesterday, I turned my attention back to writing in the hopes of coming up with an idea for a sizzling hot romance story for the Phaze contest. Briana, my mentor (I think she still is my mentor), wants me to set it in Puerto Rico. Okay, I'm all for it, but nothing comes to my mind. (Forget the erotic vampire story I mentioned a few weeks ago. I agree with Briana, it'd work best as a single title.) So hoping to stimulate my creative neurons (well, at least those that might still function anyway), she sent me an email with this question: What can happen only in Puerto Rico because of the heat? Since today I'm alone at the office, I wrote the question on a piece of paper and sat on the table (away from the computer to avoid the internet temptation), hoping to do some free writing. For the past few hours, I've been staring at the question, but my mind remains like a blank board. Agh! I'm in writing hell! If I could put it visually, this is how it'd look: Narrow down the setting Circle I Limbo Finding the hero and heroine Circle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind Describing the hero/heroine Circle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow A good hook to begin the first chapter Circle IV Rolling Weights How does the story end? Circle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled River Styx Inner conflict Circle VI Buried for Eternity River Phlegyas Plot Circle VII Burning Sands What's the conflict of this story? Circle IIX Immersed in Excrement Characters motivation Circle IX Frozen in Ice Design your own hell Go to the beach? Well, the heat last throughout the year, so we go to the beach even on December 25th. Hurricanes? Draughts? Ugh! Not romantic! Sheesh! When you live in a tropical island all your life, heat is something you live with every, single, day. It becomes as normal as breathing.