Tuesday, March 4, 2008

A Dream's Tale

Anyone who knows me well in real life has probably had to endure me telling them about my crazy dreams. I have very vivid and detailed dreams, and I like to share them.

Now, I understand that the only thing more dull than listening to me tell you about my dream would be to read about my dream. Don't worry, I won't go into details, but it is the context of the dream that interests me for this post.

Last night I dreamt about the plot of a story. I wasn't in the dream, but rather I was witnessing the story as if it was from a book or movie. It unfolded as if a narrator was reading it out.

When I awoke, I wondered if it was actually a good enough plot to write out. In my fantasy time I have toyed with the idea of writing a book of some sort, but only if the right story came to me. Okay, honestly, I'm not that driven, and don't want to work that hard at it. It's a "toying idea" not a lifelong desire of mine.

But my dream plot was a murder mystery, and I don't feel like I would want to delve into that genre. But it was an interesting concept for a dream.

I think instead if I want to write, children's books are the way to go. Short, easy words, simple plots. Who couldn't handle that?

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