Inspiration

So I've blogged a few of my bizarre dreams in the past. I had a whopper last week sometime... possibly Friday, don't really recall. And it was unusual in that it was practically a classic nightmare.

I think I've mentioned before that I don't have typical nightmares... with ghosts or goblins or monsters. Well, actually I do get all sorts of those characters, but I'm never AFRAID of them. I guess that's my definition of a nightmare... not the content, but my reaction to it. Namely, having the crap scared outta me.

But this one was chock full of the walking (and dancing) Dead (with a capital "D") existing simultaneously with the rest of us in the real world, only we can't see em. And they were pretty damned scary, once you could see 'em. Even scarier when ya can't STOP seein em and realize that all of us are really Dead (more of that capital "D") only some of us are merely delusional. Or something like that. There was more to it, but I'll leave that out for now.

Sounds like a classic horror flick, right? Or some bizarre allegory for poverty or some such. Amway, it's just these kinds of dreams... the ones that stick out in my memory with surprising clarity, emotion and detail, that become inspiration for stories. Almost every one of my short stories has been inspired by dreams... and are ultimately incorporated into my larger story. The one I've been workin on since High School and will probably be finished sometime after retirement. lol

So I already have a basic outline formulated in my mind for the story... and have considered possibly blogging it in portions. We'll see how or if I remain inspired. I finally finished up my Tak game, and actually started reading again this week (much to IHOP Buddy's delight, since I have quite a stockpile of books she's been trying to get me to read over the last year, at least). So mebbe after I'm finished with my current book, I'll start formulating my story.

I'm actually kinda excited... when I'm inspired and have a story working it's way around my head, it's really quite exhilirating. Of course, when I lose inspiration or hit a road block, I tend to lose interest quickly. Hence my lack of being a published writer... *grin*.