Eddie Whitlock's Blog: Reader and Writer - Posts Tagged "basement"
Dreams
I've gotten some good ideas for writing from the dreams that I have had. Some of those have been used in different projects. Others are in the vault, waiting their day.
Among my dreams last night was one that had me at my former job in Griffin, finding that a hole had been cut into the floor so that we could use the basement for storage.
In reality, there was no basement, but in the dream, it sure seemed like a good idea.
It was the image, though, of a trap door in the floor that was downright creepy. It was not a hidden trap door. It appeared to have been installed by amateurs who were not interested in its being either pretty or stable. The boards appeared ready to fall through if someone walked across.
I'm sure there are psychologists who could explain this, but I prefer to think of it as some little part of my mind giving me an image to use in a story. Everybody loves a trap door and basements are one of the great plot devices of the thriller.
I don't know how I will use the image, though it comes at a time when I am working through some issues with a story that is tentatively titled "Worst Murder Mystery Ever."
I'll keep you posted. And I'll ask: Do you use your dreams?
Among my dreams last night was one that had me at my former job in Griffin, finding that a hole had been cut into the floor so that we could use the basement for storage.
In reality, there was no basement, but in the dream, it sure seemed like a good idea.
It was the image, though, of a trap door in the floor that was downright creepy. It was not a hidden trap door. It appeared to have been installed by amateurs who were not interested in its being either pretty or stable. The boards appeared ready to fall through if someone walked across.
I'm sure there are psychologists who could explain this, but I prefer to think of it as some little part of my mind giving me an image to use in a story. Everybody loves a trap door and basements are one of the great plot devices of the thriller.
I don't know how I will use the image, though it comes at a time when I am working through some issues with a story that is tentatively titled "Worst Murder Mystery Ever."
I'll keep you posted. And I'll ask: Do you use your dreams?
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