Dream inspiration

This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on May 28, 2003). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

It’s six ten in the morning, and I’m awake. Awake enough that I don’t think I’ll be going to sleep again before my alarm goes off in about three hours. Ugh.

On the plus side, I’m awake because I just woke up from a very vivid dream that I think would make a kick-ass short story, so after I woke up I wrote down as much of it as I could remember, as fast as I could. I just hope that I’m not half-remembering something I’ve read before and thinking it’s an original idea, because if it is an original idea — I rock.

I’ll see how soon I can get it written up, though it may be a few days, I want to make this as good as possible. Hell, if I do find out that the inspiration came from someone else’s idea and not solely from my dreaming brain, I can always put an “inspired by” line in my story, right?