I've run into this a lot, especially in a story where the MC is from the normal human world and suddenly get sucked into a fantasy or science fictiony world. How do you prove to them it's not a dream? That's the first thing I'd think of, naturally if I was in that situation!
What I've done is used pain, food/hunger, and length of time to prove it wasn't a dream. Eventually the protagonist realizes that they've been in that world much too long for it to be a dream.
Does anyone else run into this problem? Got any suggestions or help for the rest of us that are running out of ideas?
What I've done is used pain, food/hunger, and length of time to prove it wasn't a dream. Eventually the protagonist realizes that they've been in that world much too long for it to be a dream.
Does anyone else run into this problem? Got any suggestions or help for the rest of us that are running out of ideas?