Some people find their muse while sitting on the john. I generally have a good time brainstorming while showering or right when I wake up. Sometimes, I even get story ideas from dreams. This is not uncommon. In fact, I'd say that most writers of fiction (perhaps even poetry or creative non-fiction) are hit with inspiration from dreams. The other day, I had a good story idea and mentioned it to one of my roommates--coincidentally, it was the roommate that isn't a writer. She thought the idea was cool, but teased me about it coming from a dream, saying that I was like Stephanie Meyer. Ugh.
I suppose many writers would take that as a major insult. I can't deny it didn't ruffle my feathers a little.
Of course, I quickly rectified her thinking in explaining how frequently dreams inspire writers. And then she explained her reaction because when she was interested in the Twilight series and watched interviews of Stephanie Meyer online, she said that all the interviewers mentioned how Meyer saw the entire series as a dream(s). Honestly, I think it was stupid that so many people were astounded by that. But there it is. Big deal.
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