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By: Your dreams and writing « Writing Is The Easy Part

Your dreams and writing « Writing Is The Easy Part — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:40:53 +0000

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By: Walter Mason

Walter Mason — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:50:20 +0000

Thanks for this great selection of quotes. I just bought this book on the weekend, and am finding it fascinating. As a non-fiction writer I’ve never really thought about drawing on my dreams, but already I’m beginning to see some possibilities…

By: Laurie PK

Laurie PK — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:17:44 +0000

This is great, thanks for the tips on remembering your dreams! .-= Laurie PK´s last blog post ..8 Ideas for Blog Posts or Magazine Articles at Halloween =-.

By: Early Summer

Early Summer — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:49:00 +0000

Here are three tips for remembering your dreams, from HowStuffWorks.com.

1. When you go to bed, tell yourself you will remember your dreams. (Author’s note: In researching this article, I found that thinking about dreams before I fell asleep actually made me remember having them, so this step did work in my experience.)

2. Set your alarm to go off every hour and half so you’ll wake up around the times that you leave REM sleep — when you’re most likely to remember your dreams. (Or, drink a lot of water before you go to bed to ensure you have to wake up at least once in the middle of the night!)
Keep a pad and pencil next to your bed.

3. Try to wake up slowly to remain within the “mood” of your last dream.

I hope these tips make you better writers

By: Laurie PK

Laurie PK — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:28:50 +0000

I hear you, Marly — my dreams don’t often inspire great writing, either.

But I have had dreams that I’ve marveled at for, like, two days afterward…..I really have to start writing them down!
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By: Marly

Marly — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:03:43 +0000

I dream at night, but never remember the dreams long enough so they don’t inspire my writing. And when I do remember them, they’re pretty boring.

By: Laurie PK

Laurie PK — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:02:57 +0000

Thanks for your comments, JLEck and Angela!

Phil, I think some people are just not night-time dreams — but they can still be successful writers, of course.

My dreams are most vivid and memorable when I get a good night’s sleep. If you want to dream more (or start dreaming!), you might try getting a full eight hours’ sleep (or however much you need to wake up without an alarm clock, feeling rested).

You could also look into how nutrition affects the brain, which could affect the dreaming process…I’m not sure if there’s anything there, but I do know that when some people eat certain foods or go to bed with a full stomach, their dreams are affected! It might be worth exploring.

Sweet dreams,

Laurie
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By: Phil P.

Phil P. — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:14:08 +0000

I never dream at night — I wish I did. Is there anything I can do to dream more?

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:34:53 +0000

I was songwriting for a while and a couple of times I heard some really hit tunes in my dreams.

By: How Dreaming at Night Inspires Famous Writers » The Write Network

How Dreaming at Night Inspires Famous Writers » The Write Network — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:54:23 +0000

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