{"id":692,"date":"2020-08-10T00:23:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T00:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/catherinegreenfeder?p=692"},"modified":"2021-08-02T21:03:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T21:03:18","slug":"writers-as-daydreamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/catherinegreenfeder\/2020\/08\/10\/writers-as-daydreamers\/","title":{"rendered":"Writers as Daydreamers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As a child, I enjoyed daydreaming, studying clouds, and thinking up ideas about their shapes. My imagination often took flight by glancing outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daydreaming sometimes seems like a waste of time, but for a writer, it can be time well spent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used to think that you had to “sweat” out getting the words for a story down. Oddly, words and stories “appeared” in my mind when I was busy doing other things such as making the bed, creating a salad, or simply looking at clouds. So, when a case of writer’s block struck, a friend suggested daydreaming, and it helped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To me daydreaming allows for the free flow of ideas which aid the imagination. Of course, you have to write something later on if you are writing a story, but a daydream might lead to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dreams in general are open to interpretation, and I have longed kept a dream journal. Although I consulted dream dictionaries, I found that writing the dreams down and interpreting them on my own to be more reliable than a dictionary on dreams. Night time dreams can also inspire storytelling as your subconscious works things out, and also can provide a narrative which can be a source for a story. In Sacred Fires<\/em>, my paranormal story, the prologue scene came from a dream I had of a young couple in ancient Aztec times who must escape from a ruthless high priest who wants to separate them. I connected the past to the present time in the story through the notion of reincarnation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re struggling on coming up with a story, try daydreaming or use your nocturnal dreams. Keep a notebook nearby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy dreams!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a child, I enjoyed daydreaming, studying clouds, and thinking up ideas about their shapes. My imagination often took flight by glancing outside. Daydreaming sometimes seems like a waste of time, but for a writer, it can be time well spent. I used to think that you had to “sweat”<\/p>\n

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