tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post7955455413830672217..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: Dream Sequences: Yes or No?Emily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-40788994348278659782012-02-28T18:51:07.848-08:002012-02-28T18:51:07.848-08:00What Jennifer said: "A dream isn't real, ...What Jennifer said: "A dream isn't real, so its ability to move the plot forward is limited (unless the character thinks it's a dream but it's real)."<br /><br />Yes, yes, yes! Any time the dream sequence is more than a few sentences, I skip over it bc of that reason. <br /><br />Now I will say that the exception I made to the skipping recently was with A. S. King's EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS. Honestly, at first I DID skip them, but then I realized that they contained more info than I initially realized so I read them fully but quickly. :)DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-74331993211359424312012-02-27T17:28:08.502-08:002012-02-27T17:28:08.502-08:00In my first novel, I used a few dreams. They were ...In my first novel, I used a few dreams. They were mourning dreams, which showed what the character was going through, and they were based on actual dreams I had once about someone who had died.<br />I only gave them a few lines, because I don't like to have dreams in books be too elaborate. A dream isn't real, so its ability to move the plot forward is limited (unless the character thinks it's a dream but it's real).Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.com