Talia_Brie

I had a dream the other night, which was like a story. I have them occassionally.

I woke up really excited about the idea. I worked over it in my head all day, then stayed up late that night to scribble a few pages on it.

Now, the problem is that by then, the story had become a cross between Firestarter and the X-men, and suddenly I wasn't excited about it anymore. But when I woke up that morning, just after dreaming it, I was as excited about it as a story as I have ever been.

Is this a common problem among you guys, or am I just not as creative consciously as I am sub-consciously.

Your thoughts?

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Selorian

I've had the very same thing happen to me. I think that with me it was the fact that I didn't write it down as soon as I woke up and throughout the day I lost parts of it. Then again maybe it could be that when we first awake we are still feeling the effects and emotions of the dream. That is when we are still reeling from it and it feels so real. As the day goes on maybe the mind settles back into reality and starts making rational thoughts about the entire dream. Just my thoughts. But no your not alone.


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stiltzkin

I always remember the most useless of dreams, the inspirational dreams fade in to the ether. I really should make use of that notebook next to my bed...

On a similar topic though, yes it is very frustrating when you have a great idea yet when you delve further in you realise it's already been done.
And more often than not it's akin to being ravaged by a porcupine when you realise that the eight thousand+ words you already have are useless.

Ahhh the joys of writing...oh give me a home...

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Matilda

Yep, I've done that. Been inspired by a dream only to realise in the cold light of day that really it wasn't the great idea it had seemed . I agree it's to do with the lingering emotional impact of the dream when you wake up. Mary Shelly seems to have managed it. Maybe she just had a better quality dream?

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Eiji Tunsinagi

Is it really possible to be inspired by collected and compiled information the brain presents to you at 1:30 in the morning? Maybe its just me, but I think not. My dreams are too confusing to make anything out of. OR, "they've already been done."

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Farror

Dreams are supposed to be your memories being switched from short to long term, so if it's not terribly original, that's why. I myself have never been particularly insipred by dreams, if your looking for a story idea, then look around, a city, nature, anywhere. Ask yourself what you actually think about them, think about situations that people could be in at that place.

At least, that's how I think of stories. Either that, or I get characters and they'll play out the story for me.

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Wyndham

I think that our perception, when we first wake up, is that we dreamt a great story, but I agree with Farror, my dreams usually aren't original, and if I think about them I can usually come up with the memories or associations that brought them on.

Sometimes I wake up thinking that I just made up a hilarious joke in my dream, and in my half-awake state it still seems pretty funny, but in the light of day, it's just dumb.

Ralizah

I've only had one story-dream, really. All the others are either nice thoughts of my girlfriend or bizzare nightmares.

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DawnMorningStar

I've had lots of dreams about my existing characters. Unfortunately, I usually forget most of what happened a few minutes after I wake up. But there have been times when I've been able to incorporate something into my story, which is very cool.

John Bradbury

I often jump up and mumble something to my partner about an article idea, the next day neither of us remember the idea.

I started to keep a note pad by the bed and guess what, I stopped dreaming the ideas up, typical.

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blademasterzzz

Lol... I had an insane dream a couple of month ago... it was set in a completely strange world, where a boy suddenly gets sacrificed. He runs away, teams up with a bully and a fire fox, and starts running around the country, being chased by The Dark Penguin <_<

Anyway, in the end a god gets ressurected, it turns out that the boy is a follower of Jesus, and that the Penguin is an Apostel - a powerful warrior from ancient times who has sworn to protect the bloodline of Jesus

The dark God (Nulik) get destroyed, but before dying, he creates an ice age that covers the world completely...

that's when I woke up



Do you reckon it would be a good idea for a book ?

Talia_Brie

Pretty disappointed with the ending.

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CaliWave81

I have had many dreams that turn either into stories, poems or songs. My mother once told me I was a dreamer when I told her my previous nights dreams. She told me I was the only one she ever knew that could remember so many dreams from one night and in such detail. I don't know of anyone else who uses dreams like I do but I know they have given me such inspiration I don't think I could write without them, at least no the extent that I am now.

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gabriella

Man, I never remember my dreams. Unless they're really weird... Like, I don't know how anybody can find meanings in dreams... what's meaningful about dreaming that you went to the movies with your friends and sat on a spider as big as yourself?

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HoneyB

The only time I've ever been inspired to write a book from a dream was about a week or so ago, and the idea is, in my mind, really unusual.

Mostly, I never get ideas from dreams as they're too weird, even for the most insane of storylines

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