Character Gave Me A Nightmare
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Don't let me relive the experiences. ;_;
But yes, I do remember one--I had intents for a character to have a Dutch name even though she was part Japanese, and I had a nightmare where she cursed me off for not giving her a Japanese name. ;_;
Adele--gone.
Akia--new and improved.
But yes, I do remember one--I had intents for a character to have a Dutch name even though she was part Japanese, and I had a nightmare where she cursed me off for not giving her a Japanese name. ;_;
Adele--gone.
Akia--new and improved.
I've never had anything like that - and it's interesting from a psychological perspective. Just think what you'll dream if you ever kill off a nice character...
Were you aware of any guilt over it before you went to bed?
Were you aware of any guilt over it before you went to bed?
I just love it when a chaaracter comes to life, don't you? and we think we're the writers? We're just the pens that write down the words...
Man, I wish I could remember my characters showing up in dreams. I have this nagging feeling that they have, but honestly, I remember so many of my dreams, albeit mostly bits and pieces, that it's all jumbled together and many bits aren't on the surface where they're nice and easy to reach.
I've been sussed at by historic figures in dreams before. I think that's a different sort of weirdness, though.
I've been sussed at by historic figures in dreams before. I think that's a different sort of weirdness, though.
Two of my scariest horror stories came to me during the night. Believe me they were freaky. Got to meet the bad guys as they stalked me in my sleep.
Jo Scott said:
If my characters--especially the dead ones--didn't talk to me in my dreams, I probably wouldn't write.
I remember a character in a mystery I was *THINKING* about writing helping me figure out how he was killed.
Go figure that one!
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That's so freaky. I had nightmares of odd events or people who I never met (yet) and included some of the horror into my stories. But I've been lucky so far and haven't had a character come and wake me up after a bad scene at the keyboard.Jo Scott said:
I wonder if you could (has this been done before) have characters who constantly bug you to do something (write about them in a certain way) until it became an obsession?
Lots of good material for horror writers who have freaky characters bothering them after hours.
I have dreamt about my characters before, though they haven't scared me in my dreams, it's a great way to get acquainted with their personalities in a passive/observation sort of way.
But if your talking about your characters coming to life you should read Peter Straub's The Night Room
But if your talking about your characters coming to life you should read Peter Straub's The Night Room
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