I've always had these vivid dreams where I could recall the smallest details and intricate plots. They seemed like mini-movies. There was even one dream where I was singing a song with someone and I've remembered and used three lines of it for something I gave my husband. I've also written a short kids' book about a dream I had when I was a kid. It was for an art class project where I had to write and illustrate a kids' book. One of the fiction novels I started recently is also based on a dream I had.
Two nights ago, I had another one of those dreams. After I woke up, I still had those emotions that I had while in the dream. I knew I was awake; I knew it was just a dream. But it stayed with me. I told my husband about it. I asked, "Doesn't it seem like a movie?" He said he did see a movie that was similar, but still different, than my dream. I've been itching to write it down.
I thought everyone dreams like this. We just don't all remember our dreams. Right? A reader of bipolar.about.com asked if our dreams differ from those without mental disorders. Apparently, our dreams do. Click here to read the full article.
For as long as I can remember, I've had trouble falling asleep. As a kid, though, almost nothing could wake me up once I was asleep. These days, it varies. Having some hearing loss probably helps. But the type of dreams I have has been pretty much consistent.
Like I said, one dream gave me an idea for a book. There are so many other dreams I can recall that seem more like movies to me. The plots are so realistic. Sometimes the characters are actual tv and movie stars. If I could finish writing those ideas (that are longer than poems), I might have already completed at least 3 movie scripts or books. But I guess until I do finish writing them, I'll just have to enjoy them for the cheap entertainment that they are.
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I was reading a newsletter on one of my favorite author's website last week. What he mentioned about his schooling was interesting. He said that the school "did not address (his) needs or potential." Talent, at least not his, was not the focus of the school, but rather "memorization and conformity". |