I found a Post-It note stuck to my alarm clock this morning.
Characters, scenarios, and thought fragments—all crowding one, obnoxiously bright square. The words were a strained imitation of my familiar scrawl, but I felt like I’d seen them before. Had I…?
I snatched the note up, barely stifling a yawn as I read the words aloud.
…Well, hell.
I’d awoken to an influx of writing mojo in the middle of the night again. This time, I must’ve been coherent enough to take notes. Helpful? Yes. Disturbing? Absolutely.
Are you guilty of letting your writing interfere with your sleep? ;)
P.S. Sorry for the quick post. Blame Game #1 of the Stanley Cup Final!
4 comments:
Yes, I think writing interfered with my sleep once, but not in the same way as this. Mine was a dream. I have a future post drafted about it, but it's not quite ready yet.
A dream, hm? I can't wait to read it. :)
I would say my writing actually helps me get to sleep! (maybe everything makes me tired?) I never seem to have any dreams about my characters. In fact, my dreams rarely make sense. I wonder if that's normal?
Anyways, I like how you are ready to write things down at anytime. That's a problem I have is I think of a great idea, and assume I will remember it. I need to start practicing this, and not let those "Ah ha!" moments slip away.
*Note to self: Keep notepad by bed to document strange dreams... maybe they are on to something.*
Thank you! I don't usually keep paper near my bed, so I must've stumbled around in the dark for a while. lol
There you go! Maybe they are! :)
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