Description
Book Synopsis"Accessible and unfailingly encouraging, Dreaming on the Page proves that dreaming and writing are for everyone—and that when you combine the two, the result can be truly magical." —Brooke Warner
Pick up a pen and dream.
Dreaming on the Page is for writers of all genres, from casual journal-keepers to experienced authors—and anyone who aspires to writes.
Discover how to:
•Turn your dreams into poems and stories
•Supercharge your poetry and prose
•Blast through writer's block
•Use brain science to help harness your creative powers
•Have an endless supply of rich writing prompts
...and much more!
Read this book and the next time you fall asleep, you'll know how to tap into your midnight mind to supercharge your writing!
Table of ContentsPreface: Stating the Obvious, Because Sometimes It Isn’t
Introduction: A Dreamer Without Words and a Writer Who Dreams
What You’ll Find Here
Everybody Dreams . . . Not Everybody Remembers
Fasten Your Seat Belt, the Journey Is About to Begin
Dreaming on the Page by the Numbers
PART ONE
The Secret That’s Been Hiding in Plain Sight
Journals and Dreams: The Unsung Heroes of Literature
One Book for All: An Integrated Approach to Journaling
A (Very) Brief History of Dreams and Writing
The Secret (Past) Lives of Dreams and Writing
Written on the Brain
The Midnight Muse
Because You Are Going Someplace: Moving from Routine to Ritual
Make the Mundane Meaningful
A Set of Steps, No Staircase
Listening on the Page
Turning Dreams Over. And Over: Writing as Noninterpretive Dreamwork
PART TWO
The Generative Dream: Exercises to Jump-Start Your Writing
Foundational Practices
Material Wealth
Freud or Jung? Associate and Amplify to Find Your Content
Imagery: The Stuff of Dreams
Five Open Doors
Writing the Self
Writing the Other: Characters, Creatures, and Critters
Writing Places
Writing Plot
Writing through Darkness
Writing Into (and Out of) Emotion
Writing with Art
Giving Form to Writing
The Poetic Dream
Dreaming Off the Page
PART THREE
From Pillow to Published
Bringing Your Dreams to Market
Power Naps with Purpose
Table for One
Revision: No Red Pencil Needed
On Drowning and Driving
The Collective
The Personal within the Political
Dateline REM
Breaking S’news
The Healer at the Edge of the Village
Circles of Connection
Acknowledgments
Resources and Appendices
The Four Basic Skills for Dreaming on the Page
Endnotes
Selected Resources
Index of Writing Prompts
