Over the past few weeks I've been letting a new story develop in my head. During my vacation, rather than outline the way I normally would, I just wrote little snippets of scenes. It gave the characters a chance to develop in way that is different than I've been working recently. I felt like I needed to let go a bit with one. The plan is to work fast and free and so far its paying off.
I started writing yesterday. So far, the going is pretty fantastic. The mood is similar to a nightmare I had of Heaven recently. It's also set in black and white. I wonder how many novels have been set in black and white before?
Its so fascinating following your writing methods.
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Do your ideas come to you randomly, in dreams or how? When I'm reading a book I will either dream scenes straight from the story or in strange bits until I finish, Ive wondered if some stories come to writers the same way it effects their readers.
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Yeah, the ideas come pretty randomly. Dreams are definitely a source, but typically only for certain elements of a story as dream plots (at least mine) don't usually play out in plots that make any sense upon waking. The idea for this particular story came from a few places...a video game, the title of a book a friend's daughter was reading, and an image that struck me a great character.
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