Recently, I've been daydreaming... a lot. (Who doesn't think about boys?) But quite frankly, I don't believe daydreaming is very healthy. It raises expectations and hopes that most of the time aren't met, and then your wildest dreams are crushed like a spider in the bedroom. Of course, you first scream in terror and cower on your bed in the fetal position, sobbing uncontrollably.
But I digress.
There was this one daydream I couldn't get out of my head, and I thought it quite creative. So, instead of drooling over meeting my celebrity crush in some cheesy romantic way, I wrote down the scene but switched out me and Crush for two of the characters in my story. The catch is, instead of it being a romantical heart-throb moment, I was able to transform it into a fun turned tear jerking moment between two sisters. (Maybe one day, after the whole publishing process is done with, I'll explain more fully just how I did it.)
I'm rather proud of this scene. It's really one of my favorites now.
My point is I've discovered another way to become inspired. I know I used to write my daydreams into full-fledged scenes, but somewhere along the road I lost that concept. But I'm happy to say that now I will definitely be writing my daydreams into my story. Though, I don't think I'll intentionally daydream. Even though I can constructively use that creative energy, I still don't think it's very healthy for the emotions if the mind dwells on such things. But when I do get a sudden wave of dreams, I'll definitely try to utilize it.
I sort of see creativity as a spontaneous thing. When something brilliant comes, I write it down immediately, or I'll lose it. For example, a couple nights ago, I was watching a movie and something inspiring about a couple or aliens came to me. I didn't write down, and now I can't remember. It's driving me crazy....
AAAAARRRRRRRGH!
Ah, that was a good relief.
Janelle
2 comments:
Daydreams aren't necessarily bad, but I know what you mean about building high hopes for some sappy romance to come bouncing in your life. It never happens the way authors or movie producers portray it. But I think if we girls continue to prepare prayerfully for adulthood, marriage, and motherhood God will give us the sweetest gift of our life.
That was the most beautiful comment lol and that's funny you blog about that Janelle, because I thought about that recetly as well. If I imagine how I think a day or evening might go, I get frusterated when it doesn't go that way....it actually sounds a but controlling lol. But I've learned that if you expect nothing, some days take you by complete suprise and the little things mean the most to you :)
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