Do you ever have story dreams?
I do, sometimes. I'm a vivid dreamer, and sometimes the dreams follow a narrative. It's not always in order--usually the middle comes first, then the ending, and then it goes back to the beginning and I usually get the sense in the dream that I've been there before. I think that's why I don't write things in order. The middle comes first, then the end, and then the beginning. Though it does make the beginning very hard to write, and I remember my prof scolding me for writing the beginning of a journalism piece last. How she could tell, I don't know!
At some point in my life, I'd like to publish a collection of short stories inspired only from my dreams. I think I've got enough to write it, but with so many other projects on the go I'll probably hold off for a while.

4 comments:
There's a book out there I think you should read - if I could only remember its name! It's very dreamlike.
Oh? Well it's going to have to get in line, for Clare's To Read list is very long. :P
Sounds familiar, as does being awake at absurd hours. I think it comes with the territory of being an author--more specifically of being a fantasy or science fiction author. Great blog! I'm glad I found it. :)
Thanks ^_^ It might have to do with being an author, but it also might have to do with the menstrual cycle as well. I find the week before Day 1 I have especially vivid story dreams.
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