Dream On

Had an interesting dream last night - all about fairies (the kind with wings) and elves and changlings. I believe it will be a short story, but not sure yet. I've made all my notes and will file them with the rest of my story ideas.

I love it when ideas come to me like that - in the middle of the night - or any time, really. That flash of inspiration - that aha! moment. And you write the idea down furiously so you don't forget it.

Freud would have a field day with my dreams. I never dream about falling or flying or appearing naked in front of a group. My dreams (or at least the ones I remember) are always about my stories or future stories - about fantasy creatures and plot lines. It is from my dreams that I get my best ideas.

In addition to the changling dream, I also had a middle of the night 'aha' moment where I figured out a problem I am having with my current WIP. I got an idea that will require a major rewrite of several scenes, but I believe it will make the story stronger by adding a deeper dimension to the overall work.

I can't wait to get to work on these ideas - but first, other responsibilities must be seen to. By tonight - when I have time to work - the ideas will have had time to simmer and should be ready to go.

Progress last night - 203 pages edited.
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Birthdays: Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, Paule Marshall

Tips and Teasers: While walking through a parking garage, you hear a thump coming from the trunk of a car. What do you do?

Thought for the day: "Writing fiction is ... an endless and always defeated effort to capture some quality of life without killing it." – Rose Wilder Lane