........ever written a novel based around a dream they'd had?
I had a really lucid dream last night (and not the dirty type, for once) and think I might base some written work around it....just wondered if anyone else had ever heard of this being done, as I am quite new to writing?
2006-06-23 23:29:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Cybername, I cannot see the word 'professional' in my question
2006-06-23 23:37:58 · update #1
You can write anything, dear. Not everyone's Archer since childhood. I write stuff too. And although English is not my mother tongue, I've written a lot of stories and have improved my writing skills. Practice makes perfect. Don't pay heed to such people who discourage you or make fun of your language skills.
2006-06-23 23:49:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a good amount of writers, singers and artists who were inspired by their dreams. I just read a great article on dreams in Prevention magazine
the people they listed are:
Billy Joel he was quoted saying all the music he composed has come from a dream.
Annamaria Gundlach: artist would dream the designs of the pots she was to make. Her major traveling show was called Dreams in Clay.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly in 1816, Lord Byron challenged his house-guests to write a horror story. That night, Mary Shelly dreamed what would become the bestselling novel Frankenstein.
Paul McCartney in 1965 dreamed the melody of the song "Yesterday". When he woke up he sat down and played it on the piano.
Steven King: He admits that he's reaped images from his vivid dreamscapes for his novels and short stories, including Salem's Lot and It.
Katherine Mansfield: An unusual dream experience became her successful short story Sun and Moon. A tale seen through the eyes of a five year old boy. She says she dreamed it all.
Good Luck with your writing!
2006-06-24 04:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by mia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeh I've written a few little books from dreams, but never sent them off to be published. They're my back-up for a rainy day.
2006-06-24 00:28:38 · answer #3 · answered by floppity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nostradamus
2006-06-24 03:15:46 · answer #4 · answered by rocksolidgibraltar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GO TO A SCHOOL OF WRITING.
MY BABY YOUR DREAM OF WRITING STORIES ETC START WITH THE KIDS WORLD OF THE LOCAL NEWS PAPER THERE BY YOU CAN PICK UP SLOWLY THE HABIT OF WRITING YOU CAN NOT BECOME A SHAKESPEARE BY OVERNIGHT.
OR RK NARAYANAN OR WILLIAM WORDS WORTH.
BY TAKING REAL PAINS ONLY YOU CAN DO WONDERS. GOOD LUCK
2006-06-23 23:37:37 · answer #5 · answered by gkakkasseri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I keep a dream diary to help me as a songwriter. It made a big difference to my writing, because dreams are unique.
2006-06-23 23:57:23 · answer #6 · answered by cushtob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love writing stories... and i don't want peopel knowing that i write stuffs (i got my ideas from my life experiences, dreams, and practically anything that went on around me) but i so badly wanted to share what i write so i post then on fanfiction sites in the net. in that way, nobody i know would know that i actually wrote it. lol.
2006-06-23 23:37:22 · answer #7 · answered by DruNkStripPeR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if you think amateur is the opposite to professional, you might want to work on language skills before thinking of writing anything....
2006-06-23 23:35:48 · answer #8 · answered by JustaThought 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Martin Luther King, I think he wrote a speech about it too
2006-06-23 23:48:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't You just love people who will find absolutely ANYTHING to criticize. I think you have a great idea. GO for it.
2006-06-24 00:14:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋