It came to me in a dream....
August 11th 2009 02:43
Mary Shelley claimed that her inspiration for Frankenstein came to her in a "waking dream". Later it was discovered that there really was a Dr. Frankenstein, he really did have a castle, and he actually was fond of robbing graves for body parts in an effort to somehow discover the elixir of life. Mary and her then beau Percey Shelley had visited this castle years prior to her writing of the book, and thus her true inspiration came from fact...or so the story goes.
It is much more romantic to imagine that the real revelation of Frankenstein's monster came on a dark and stormy night, when a glamorous group of bohemian literati shared horror stories into the wee hours. I love the image of Mary Shelley and Lord Byron scaring each other silly with their wild imaginations and dark thoughts. Maybe that really did happen. I hope so.
Anyway, I was thinking about all of this as I awoke several days ago from a dream of my own. In this dream...perhaps more of a revelation...I saw myself exactly where I've always wanted to be... the owner of a successful business that afforded me endless hours to pursue my own writing, and finding inspiration at every turn.
This dream cannot be shaken. I keep thinking about it and dwelling on it. I'm not going to reveal the exact details of the dream, because I want to see if I can make it come true first, but whereas before I always wondered exactly how I'd execute this business plan/pipe dream of mine... I now know how to do it, and I think I'm adequately motivated to make it happen!
Not only that, but I've also received inspiration in another form. I'm shelving my novel that I've shared here. I know. I was almost done, and mostly I was proud of what I'd accomplished, but I hit a wall, and became increasingly dissatisfied with the direction of the story. Rather than toil over laborious rewrites and editing, I'm putting it on hold, and I've embarked on a new adventure.
Further, I've decided that this time, I'm going to do it all out in the open, so that I won't be distracted. If you're interested in seeing what I'm talking about... click on the link below:
Natalina's Fiction: Tanglewood - Prologue
Life is far too short to sit around and think about the things we'd like to be doing. It's best to just get off of your ass and do it, damn it! After all, Katy Perry claims that "I Kissed a Girl" came to her in a dream, and look where she ended up! (Ok, really bad example as I cannot stand Katy or that song...)
It is much more romantic to imagine that the real revelation of Frankenstein's monster came on a dark and stormy night, when a glamorous group of bohemian literati shared horror stories into the wee hours. I love the image of Mary Shelley and Lord Byron scaring each other silly with their wild imaginations and dark thoughts. Maybe that really did happen. I hope so.
Anyway, I was thinking about all of this as I awoke several days ago from a dream of my own. In this dream...perhaps more of a revelation...I saw myself exactly where I've always wanted to be... the owner of a successful business that afforded me endless hours to pursue my own writing, and finding inspiration at every turn.
This dream cannot be shaken. I keep thinking about it and dwelling on it. I'm not going to reveal the exact details of the dream, because I want to see if I can make it come true first, but whereas before I always wondered exactly how I'd execute this business plan/pipe dream of mine... I now know how to do it, and I think I'm adequately motivated to make it happen!
Not only that, but I've also received inspiration in another form. I'm shelving my novel that I've shared here. I know. I was almost done, and mostly I was proud of what I'd accomplished, but I hit a wall, and became increasingly dissatisfied with the direction of the story. Rather than toil over laborious rewrites and editing, I'm putting it on hold, and I've embarked on a new adventure.
Further, I've decided that this time, I'm going to do it all out in the open, so that I won't be distracted. If you're interested in seeing what I'm talking about... click on the link below:
Natalina's Fiction: Tanglewood - Prologue
Life is far too short to sit around and think about the things we'd like to be doing. It's best to just get off of your ass and do it, damn it! After all, Katy Perry claims that "I Kissed a Girl" came to her in a dream, and look where she ended up! (Ok, really bad example as I cannot stand Katy or that song...)
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Comment by IandMe
I'm proud of you, and you are right, life is to be lived, experienced and mostly made to follow our dreams when we can and must.
You've chosen to do the right thing, follow that dream and run with it until it is what you have hoped and dreamed of for so long.
I hope I have the courage to do as you are doing. Good luck lady, you are encouraging and inspiring.
Janice
Comment by IandMe
I'm proud of you, and you are right, life is to be lived, experienced and mostly made to follow our dreams when we can and must.
You've chosen to do the right thing, follow that dream and run with it until it is what you have hoped and dreamed of for so long.
I hope I have the courage to do as you are doing. Good luck lady, you are encouraging and inspiring.
Janice