The Dream that Came True

Looking around, realizing I am climbing up some cliffs with a group of adventure seekers and I feel something strange brewing from underneath my feet. I freeze to look at the person there next to me, noticing the cliffs are floating away. Floating away they start disappearing. Standing there unable to move, I start recalling all the risks I didn’t take in my life. I am wondering if the choices I didn’t make would have led me on a different path, away from this one. I can feel my heart beating out of my chest, louder and louder. He reaches for my hand, whisking me to the cliff above, and my dog jumps on my chest. 

It hurts so bad and my heart is pounding just as loud as it was in my dream. Realizing I just had the most miraculous dream, I needed to get to my pen and paper sitting on my desk. My husband stared at me, I jumped out of bed so quick, he wasn’t sure what was wrong or what was going on. I begin to tell him in the most excited tone, “I just had the most intense dream and it left me on a cliffhanger, literally. I must write down all that I can remember.” As I  begin writing I  notice he is still standing there just staring at me blankly. He then shakes his head and walks away. He knows that I use my dreams to get ideas and just lets me be me. 

I begin to write down all that I  can remember. I am sitting behind my computer, typing away. The time on the screen tells me it has been 2 hours since I woke up from my nap. Looking at the screen, there are over 4 pages written. Smiling at the screen, I step away, beaming with joy, to tell my husband about my new story idea. I've been waiting months for a dream to become something worth writing about. 

For the next couple of days, the plot thickens. The characters become real and can see it forming into a novel that I would be dying to read. I sit at my desk, researching, figuring out all the helpful information it may need. Coming across my screen, fantasynamegenator.com, I spend some time going over the website to get a feel of it. It is a very unique page and more ideas start flooding my mind. I can feel it begin written on its own. It is such a great feeling. 

Outlining my ideas.Trying to perfect my work. Thinking of how the plot works. Each night I lay in my bed, dreaming about becoming an author. This is finally my chance to finish an idea for a novel. The words flow from my racing mind, down into my fingers and become real on the screen. Wondering how I want to start the story, if I have an idea of point of view. The title is the last thing on my mind. Names are also something that can come later. Just get the guts out. Understand the flow of it all, how it will all fit in. 

Days go by since I last wrote anything. Full time day jobs can really take up my time. The quarantine helped with the beginning stages of the idea, since I was always home. Wishing that I could have had the dream sooner, then having more time to write. Logging back on the computer, I stare at the screen, minutes start passing by. My fingers just lay on the keyboard. I  begin to type. Then I delete what I just wrote. I get on the website to get a fresh idea. Something small forms, I begin to type, then realize it has nothing to do with my story at all. Nice try. Maybe for a different story. 

Laying in bed another night, just thinking about my novel, I just pray that I can find a way to finish it and make it better. I had an idea pop in my head a few days later. There are so many details from this story that would bore anyone reading it. How do I fix this? I begin to re-read what I have written, and the thought appears. I mention a few random characters that aren’t actually the main ones in this story. Maybe I could do a back story novel before this one. Something to get the readers into the plot I am trying to set up, with also having its own story line.

Thinking of how to tell the history of the novel, more thoughts flood my mind. Before I knew it, I now had 4 ideas for 4 different stories. They all tie together but are unique in their own way. I start getting more excited that I can continue finishing the first idea and take out the nonsense that will be given in the previous stories.

I have never had any plans to write a series but this one kinda screamed at me. It was a gentle, loving scream that just woke me up. I was able to go into more depth with my original story. It was playing like a movie in my head. I could see each scene form. I knew what were important parts that were key for a reader to remember. I thought of the twist and how it would play out. The characters were there on the screen, following my every command. The writing juices were spilling over the computer.

Once I had the guts laid out on the document, I could go into more detail. How things looked, possibly the smell of the grass they walked on. How the world looked from my character's eyes. I could give them their own personality that would blossom into an excellent person. I started coming up with their names and what they looked like. The details can really make a story come to life. 

It isn’t quite completed. I am starting to get writer’s block so I need to switch gears. The story is still there in the back of my mind, and obviously saved on my computer. I have the plans to finish it this year. I am so thankful to have the dream that really grew into an incredible story line. When something comes from the heart, well in this case the mind, you know how good it will be.