The Trouble With Dreams
Overall, we consider dreams to be important, necessary. Mostly a positive concept to strive for. But you know, dreams aren't always a good thing.
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When We Click
Click, by Ori and Rom Brafman, got me thinking about those special people we have in our lives -- the ones we take a shine to right away, the ones we know will be our best friends as soon as we meet. These are the friends we can fill hours with, chatting away, the ones we trust with our spare keys and secrets, the ones with whom we can pick up where we left off after years of separation,
Read MoreLet It Grab You...Then Use It
There are certainly moments when I just don't feel like writing, or when I don't feel like writing a particular chapter or scene.
I let my mood grab me and work on the scene I'm the most excited about at the time or the scene where the atmosphere or tension most fits what I am experiencing in real life. There's always editing later. I'd rather have the words, the thoughts, the feelings flowing because I'm in that place or in that mindset at the moment than have my fingers stuttering, trying to squeeze incongruent words out on the computer keyboard.
This doesn't mean what I do doesn't require imagination. It always does -- and I enjoy making things up rather than drawing from my personal experiences. It's not interesting to write strictly about myself or the people I know. However, using my current environment or feelings helps make the writing meaningful to me. Just in case no one else enjoys my work, at least I know I do.
Ren D.