Thursday, October 21, 2010

I'll read you in my dreams...

Has this ever happened to anyone but me? I was laying in bed reading The Singer's Gun and must have dozed off, but I don't think my brain was ready to give up the book.  I dreamed dialogue, plotline and could even see the characters doing their thing -- all within a very short span of time, and it all made sense in the context of the novel.  Next thing I know, I'm awake -- so I started reading again and of course, it wasn't the same as I had dreamed it.  I think if this happens again, I'm going to try to write it all down. 

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  1. Oh, my gosh! I'm reading "Under the Dome" by Stephen King right now AND not last night, but the night before, I woke up in the morning from a dream 'based' on that book. I don't remember all of the details of the dream any longer (they usually fly away within 5 minutes, which reminds me that I should keep a 'dream journal' at my bedside to jot them down as soon as I wake up), but .. yeah ... it was kind of freaky, actually! I'm HAPPY to see that I'm not the only one this happens to! LOL!

    Julie @ Knitting and Sundries

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  2. It was definitely weird for me -- and the book was unfolding in front of my eyes, like it was being acted out.

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  3. This may explain some of the answers I get from students on exams! They are giving me dreamed content, not actual content!

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  4. Better that than plagiarized papers, which mine used to try to sneak by me!!

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  5. As a matter of fact, yes this happens to me quite a lot, aspecially when falling asleep while reading. I rather like it, and sometimes better than the real plot in the book :)))

    I am new to your blog and like it a lot, I am not much for YA or romance etc...

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  6. Hi Madeleine and thanks for reading! I'm rather eclectic in my reading tastes.

    I've liked the plots in my head much better sometimes too!

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