What Got Me Writing, This Time Around

by THX 0477

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Asleep, of course, I dream I’m on a stage. I know, in the way that you can only know things in a dream, that I’m part of the performance, playing the Duke of the Night. Trouble is, I remember nothing, neither lines nor blocking. Everyone swirls around me, exasperatedly tugging at my sleeves and whispering directions.

A voluptuous woman coos at me seductively. A serious fellow in bright colors sneers at me. A small woman, really small, like 3 feet tall, gives me a, “tsk, tsk.” One woman slinks around dressed as a cat. Finally, a lovely young maid sweeps me into a graceful waltz around the stage.

Awake, more or less, I write most of this down. I happen upon some applicable symbolism. And voila, I’m writing a rather lengthy short story…or maybe a diminutive novella. But the thing is, I’m writing again. I hadn’t really written anything worth spitting on in 4 or 5 years. I haven’t stopped yet, writing two sequels and then starting a full-size novel. And it’s fun! I’m writing! Thanks to a dream.

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Sequels

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Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. What Got Me Writing, This Time Around

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Well written and a smooth flow to the words. A “voluptuous woman coos” – great description! Been away on interviews lately – plan to write & comment more soon…

  2. What Got Me Writing, This Time Around

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    congratulations!

  3. What Got Me Writing, This Time Around

    Maybe_Miseryx's Buddy Icon Maybe_Miseryx

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    great job :]

  4. What Got Me Writing, This Time Around

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    You’re writing a novel? You’ll tell me when it’s in stores, right? Maybe even what it’s about, but that’s not imperative.

  5. What Got Me Writing, This Time Around

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 11 months ago

    I said I was writing a novel, not that it was good enough to ever be published. Come to think of it, another living soul has yet to read any of it.

  6. What Got Me Writing, This Time Around

    One Time, One Chance's Buddy Icon One Time, One Chance

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    nice dream – go acting =]
    u shuld def. try to publish ur novel!!!

  7. What Got Me Writing, This Time Around

    Maybe_Miseryx's Buddy Icon Maybe_Miseryx

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    nice job, yet again :]
    it seems your average rating is 5 stars so… its going good.

  8. What Got Me Writing, This Time Around

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Frankenstein started as a dream by Shelley, I believe so did Jekyll & hyde by Stevenson. Im one of the few people I know who loves nightmares. I write them down, but I do not have very mnay frightening dreams. In my dreams I am always in the house of when I was younger.

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    Blossom Ruoqen's Buddy Icon Blossom Ruoqen

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    this is really, well, ....cool (for lack of a more descriptive word)
    It sounds mysterious and vibrant at the same time

  10. What Got Me Writing, This Time Around

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 11 months ago

    Thanks Ms. Ruoqen…so nice to be called ‘cool’, or at least something I did called ‘cool’.

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