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[MonkeyAbu]

Ok, so the title might sound a little bit weird, but the dream was like the icing on the cake and I think I am still recuperating from it.

For any of you who have read or are reading what has been written of my story "If Tomorrow Never Comes" so far, you know the plot of the story/what it's about. So here's what happened. A couple nights ago I had this really whacked out dream where basically I was going through the same thing that Brian is going through in the story. Pretty freaky deaky I'd say. Only difference was I wasn't a mega album selling popstar (I'm still working towards trying to get a record deal in real life...baby steps...). The emotions I felt in the dream felt so real that I swore (even after I woke up) that it was actually happening to me. All in all it was pretty traumatizing. Oh the woes of being an author huh? Anyway, having that dream made me hesitate about working on the story for a while and I'm just now getting back to being able to write. Afterall I feel kinda guilty for torturing Brian so much in ITNC.

I guess my point to this post poses a question:

Has anybody ever had the same experience (dreamt they were in the same position as the main character of one of their stories [especially if it is a very dramatic plot such as ITNC]) and woke up with the emotional stress of what you wrote the main character to be feeling? If so, how did you work that out in your head and how did you get past it?

Dreams can be freaky deaky...

Heh

[honey]

LMAO YES! Ok I shouldn't be laughing cause that really sucks for you, but yes I did that when I was writing Welcome To My Heart. Of course it probably didn't help that I was writing myself in that story. But I had a lot of different dreams about my husband dying. I even stopped working on that story for a couple of months when it happened, but then it eventually nagged at my brain to finish it. Don't know how I got the dreams to stop, they just did though, so hopefully yours stop too.   

And good luck with the recording process!! That was originally my plan too. I was even a voice performance major in college. heh. Funny where life takes you. Now I'm a stay home mom with an idea that I might publish a novel someday and the closest I get to a music career is teaching music to little kids on Sunday's, the occasional solo performance here and there and a community choir.   

Having my own record would be freakin awesome though so best of luck to you!!! If you ever cut a demo, I totally want to hear it!!!!!

[MonkeyAbu]

Having my own record would be freakin awesome though so best of luck to you!!! If you ever cut a demo, I totally want to hear it!!!!!

Well, I've already been in the studio once to record a couple of karaoke tracks (lame I know, but it's the only resources I had available to me at the time to record). Can't complain though because it was free studio time which should have costed me a pretty penny. But I did cut me a two track semi "demo" which has only made it to a few select family members (per my mom *groans*) and I highly doubt will make it further. By all means, it's not the worst sounding tracks a singer could cut, but I know it's not my best sound. I think it's just the tracks I picked. Went with my comfort zone songs and I think that approach backfired on me. Plus the recording booth was a bit cramped. Oh well, there's always a first time for everything. But I will definitely let you hear what I record next (that is if I am satisfied with it). LoL.

[honey]

sigh. now that I'm not trying to go that route anymore I actually have the resources at my disposal and it drives me crazy. (that's what happens when you live in LA long enough I guess) I've actually had two people offer me studio time in a real studio to cut a demo and there was a time I would have KILLED for that. But I am so far away from that dream now I turned it down. Go figure. I have some friends that are really starting to break through in that business and now I've seen first hand what it takes to make it and I simply don't have the energy or desire to persue it anymore. Maybe if I didn't have children...

[MonkeyAbu]

Well, I live in Branson, MO (dunno if you've heard of it) but it's like a mini Las Vegas when it comes to the shows, minus the casinos and gambling. I guess one would think it would be easy to find the resources to start something in a town like this, but I can tell you first hand that it ain't. There's a lot of bullshitters and I've run into one too many and nothing's ever come out of it. I guess you kinda learn how to spot the bullshitters lies after a while. But I have come across some reliable resources. It's just a matter of persuing it whole heartedly. I'm think about maybe getting off my ass and going to some auditions for shows in town next year. Still ain't giving up though. Singing is my passion (yeah, I know, that sounded really cliche)...just gotta take advantage of any reliable resources I come across, ya know?

[honey]

I hear ya. That's a lot why I don't have the desire for it anymore. I've seen what some of my friends are going through to get there and I know I am just not nearly cut throat enough for it. And there's nothing worse than all the bullshitters. (Which is like 99 percent of the people out there.) That's a lot of the reason why my husband left the film industry too. Well sort of, he still has to go down to LA every now and then, but for the most part he has gotten out. LA and the whole Hollywood scene basically sucks. Not a way to raise a family at all.  My husband actually switched fields so that he could do something that doesn't require us to be in LA.  The stress is killer. (another reason I would never have made it as a professional singer.) If it's not in your heart 120 % you'll never make it. But on the bright side I have come to believe that if you do want it bad enough, you can have it. You've just got to want it really really really really bad. My friends album hits the shelves sometime first quarter next year and she's had to sacrifice sooo much to get there its unbelievable. For me it's not worth it anymore.

[honey]

and it may be cliche, but singing was my passion too. Now my family is my passion, singing is a distant second and writing is probably third.

[MonkeyAbu]

I agree with ya. You can achieve any goal or dream if you want it bad enough. It's about never giving up.

[honey]

yup. well, I must be off to bed now. I'll talk at ya later. Maybe I'll even pull out Tori tomorrow now that you've got me thinking about it again.

[MonkeyAbu]

Glad to of been some help! I think I'ma fitting well into my beta reader role! Ha!

[Purpura Lipstick]

I have had several dreams about storylines that I have thought up or have started writing and it is a way that I do work through plot on what to do next. I love those dreams.

[MonkeyAbu]

Generally I don't mind dreams like that, but I think the basis behind the dream and what the plot of the story is all about made the dream pretty horrible to experience. And gah, the feelings I experienced during the dream and after...*shutters*

[nicksgal]

Ironically enough, the story that became "Pandora's Box" originally began as a dream.

It's a little too whacked out in general for it to be frightening though....

[Purpura Lipstick]

I have a story that I was working on with my friend Amanda that all started from a dream, the main characters are based on The Backstreet Boys... and it stemmed into quite a story. I believe she has the prologue and the first chapter on her website http://www.amandaswiftgold.com The story is only known as "Sanguine" currently. Unfortunately Amanda does not wish to continue the story so if I want to write it I will have to do it alone... that's okay I'm the one with ALL the attachments to the characters.

The relationships to the main female lead was in my dream... So I got to feel the indifference and the heart wrenching pain.  Surprisingly Howie is the basis for the main romantic lead.. heh.. are we sure this was MY dream? *giggles*