There are no images, no visualization whatsoever, just straight, third person narration. That's right, third person, it's not even about me.
This might be a bit useful if say, I could remember it all, I could probably write a novel or 12. But all I usually remember is what occurs in that last part of sleep before waking up, like a kind of half-sleep/half-awake when you know you're dreaming and waking up, but you can make it go on just a little longer. So what I usually have it something like:
John always thought himself to be good man, a tall man, yet he had an unseemingly bleak outlook on life.
Yes, it is strange!
It might have something to do with how much I liked Stranger Than Fiction, probably combined with me thinking about writing fiction, instead of just journalism (which is mostly factual). I actually started writing short stories in elementary, but they were mostly about pens and bracelets.
Me too...weird, but true.
ReplyDeleteNo way, wow. Well, now I know I'm not the only one.
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