tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post631596060859963630..comments2024-01-02T09:51:59.928-05:00Comments on WRITING IN A NUTSHELL: Dream the Day AwayWritingNuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-84412286764230227432011-08-26T11:51:41.247-04:002011-08-26T11:51:41.247-04:00Until I got my leg in a cast the shower worked bes...Until I got my leg in a cast the shower worked best for me. I do goal setting for fifteen minutes per night while relaxed. Then when I wake up thoughts and ideas attack me. It sounds complicated but for me its mindless.If I have a slow day (and recently no decent shower), I follow my breath to empty my mind and when the mind struggles not to die thoughts start popping.I'm not sure if it's dreaming or directed dreaming or even what we're talking about. If nothing else It enhances my ability to be spontaneous.I also write short articles that chapters grow out of.grinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916101406698502578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-7970219699043637012011-06-05T12:14:52.989-04:002011-06-05T12:14:52.989-04:00I tend to have some pretty bizarre dreams, and act...I tend to have some pretty bizarre dreams, and actually some of my story ideas have come from them. There were times when I actually got pretty creeped out by my dreams though--I mean, they were so detailed and real and wild, you know? But I would write down everything I remember and it's like I've constructed an entire scene or even a whole new world based on just one dream I had. <br /><br />~TRA<br /><br />http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.comWendy Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048944852796207898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-49854910301983275892011-06-01T21:55:08.790-04:002011-06-01T21:55:08.790-04:00I find that dreaming comes naturally when I'm ...I find that dreaming comes naturally when I'm doing something physical, like walking the dog, or yard work.Will Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158149526658590324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-10657333068154037832011-05-29T22:10:32.897-04:002011-05-29T22:10:32.897-04:00I've had some great ideas come to me while on ...I've had some great ideas come to me while on trains. And some of my best ideas come to me when I'm driving. Maybe it's something about the act of being in motion, or traveling somewhere, of getting from point a to point b that inspires the mind.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-68972824552787466362011-05-28T19:43:41.902-04:002011-05-28T19:43:41.902-04:00I find car rides and the treadmill are good places...I find car rides and the treadmill are good places to brainstorm. Maybe it's the solitude. Maybe it's the music. But it works!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-9059638707237397802011-05-26T17:04:36.595-04:002011-05-26T17:04:36.595-04:00I love getting ideas from dreams - day and night. ...I love getting ideas from dreams - day and night. I have often wish I wrote them down so I didn't forget.MTeacresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381461599028233499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-17813557846202345142011-05-26T02:22:55.481-04:002011-05-26T02:22:55.481-04:00Dreams at night can be really inspiring because th...Dreams at night can be really inspiring because there's no internal editor at all. It all just happens, ideas upon ideas. The trick is remembering them!<br /><br />But I totally daydream too, and that's where I work things out or pursue tangents. It's usually when you're sort of doing something else though that the ideas really hit. Like for me, my ideas flow best in the shower. Can't daydream too much on my commute because I drive!Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-82451437164471345792011-05-25T08:00:39.966-04:002011-05-25T08:00:39.966-04:00I dream all day and all night long. I think this i...I dream all day and all night long. I think this is a gift writers and artists and muscicians have. The ability to think of something, believe it can be done, and the follow through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-36029510227800651572011-05-25T05:00:11.127-04:002011-05-25T05:00:11.127-04:00I'm a daydreamer. Unless something needs a lo...I'm a daydreamer. Unless something needs a lot of my concentration, I daydream all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-91837751419001854642011-05-23T17:49:20.846-04:002011-05-23T17:49:20.846-04:00I definitely dream more during the day than at nig...I definitely dream more during the day than at night, which is good, 'cause I can actually remember the dreams and write them down.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184772057308479564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-53446478282100818612011-05-23T17:38:54.091-04:002011-05-23T17:38:54.091-04:00I do a lot of good thinking when I walk, and, Lynd...I do a lot of good thinking when I walk, and, Lynda, I will inevitably have forgotten my journal.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-90141785500796560622011-05-23T16:40:36.470-04:002011-05-23T16:40:36.470-04:00Daydreaming definitely. My brain is exhausted by 4...Daydreaming definitely. My brain is exhausted by 4pm.Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-38466795705567807562011-05-23T12:57:04.440-04:002011-05-23T12:57:04.440-04:00I'm having a deja vu! I was sure I commented h...I'm having a deja vu! I was sure I commented here already. Maybe I was dreaming...Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-23792282404087881922011-05-23T11:44:50.491-04:002011-05-23T11:44:50.491-04:00I have very vivid (& usually quite terrifying)...I have very vivid (& usually quite terrifying) night dreams so I find day dreams relaxing and enjoyable. Most of my thinking comes either when I'm walking or trying to fall asleep :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-91243209939884726662011-05-23T04:57:07.763-04:002011-05-23T04:57:07.763-04:00my best dreams happen when I'm a long way from...my best dreams happen when I'm a long way from a notebook ;)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-65309633241238602442011-05-22T23:09:46.638-04:002011-05-22T23:09:46.638-04:00I'm a daydreamer and a night dreamer! Sometime...I'm a daydreamer and a night dreamer! Sometimes doing dishes or folding laundry gets my dreams flowing--or helps me solve a sticky plot issue! <br /><br />You write beautifully. I not only enjoyed what you were saying in your post, but how you said it. :)Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-3188860671438962002011-05-22T10:23:45.830-04:002011-05-22T10:23:45.830-04:00Well said! Sometimes the ideas come when I'm w...Well said! Sometimes the ideas come when I'm walking, sometimes when doing the laundry:) Its just a matter of listening to them.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-7818524776964090742011-05-21T22:38:05.103-04:002011-05-21T22:38:05.103-04:00Day dreamer, definitely--and most times the ideas ...Day dreamer, definitely--and most times the ideas come while on my walks. I lace up the shoes and head out for a three-mile walk 3-4 times a week. I sure look forward to those jaunts--I stuff 3x5 cards and a stubby pencil in my pocket so I'm ready when the thoughts hit me!Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-12618988622134168142011-05-21T22:10:12.066-04:002011-05-21T22:10:12.066-04:00I drive 50 minutes to get to work, so that's m...I drive 50 minutes to get to work, so that's my brainstorming time.alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-79386367292806613412011-05-21T14:10:23.052-04:002011-05-21T14:10:23.052-04:00Oh man, I daydream all the time. Sometimes I disc...Oh man, I daydream all the time. Sometimes I discover I'm supposed to be doing one thing and in reality, I'm just kinda. . .not LOL! I also sometimes have trouble staying asleep, but I think that's my overactive imagination.Lindsay N. Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347055390748782853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-45510984009058306932011-05-20T22:14:58.685-04:002011-05-20T22:14:58.685-04:00You're lucky to have a train ride every day to...You're lucky to have a train ride every day to work. That does seem like the perfect time for day dreaming. I honestly don't have a lot of time for that luxury.<br /><br />I'm always surrounded by people talking or annoying me. The only time it seems I am alone is when I'm driving in my car and that can get dangerous. Lol.<br /><br />I should fix that. :)Jennifer Fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521908385026885699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-40185859774662182992011-05-20T21:02:40.070-04:002011-05-20T21:02:40.070-04:00Just quit smoking a month ago and had a dream last...Just quit smoking a month ago and had a dream last night that I smoked 4 cigarettes in succession. Does that count as a daydream? :PAlleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-22099935001019430302011-05-20T21:00:25.850-04:002011-05-20T21:00:25.850-04:00Totally a daydreamer. And yay for figuring out the...Totally a daydreamer. And yay for figuring out the chapter! Congrats for sure. :)Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-30356241611388499352011-05-20T14:58:29.901-04:002011-05-20T14:58:29.901-04:00Yay! I'm so happy that your direction change c...Yay! I'm so happy that your direction change came to you. I dream around the clock which is probably why I don't get much done.Saumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517289532769906489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-77672547980249558172011-05-20T13:15:54.433-04:002011-05-20T13:15:54.433-04:00Day dreamer and night dreamer. Both help me work t...Day dreamer and night dreamer. Both help me work though plot or character issues.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.com