Let’s Dream Before a
Dream
Oh my goodness, I totally spaced that I had scheduled this
blog post. *head desk* So while whacking my brain for something intelligent to
write about, I came up with a very silly idea. It’s about something that I’ve
done for years, and I bet other writers have, too, in their own ways.
“Dream before a dream.” What in the world is that?
A “dream before a dream” is what I used to call plotting
when I was a teenager. But “plotting” is sort of a dull word so I needed
something spiffy and fun to name it. Plus, I did all my plotting in bed before
falling asleep hence the name “dream before a dream”. And I still do, well some
of it anyway.
As a teenager, if I had trouble falling asleep, I would
think “why not ‘dream before a dream’” and I would think about characters in my
stories. What they’re doing, what they’re thinking, and what they’re getting
themselves into. And I’d end up passing right out. Sound familiar now?
Now most authors would call this, “OMG the plot bunnies
won’t get out of my head at two
o’clock in the morning!! ARGH!!” And we certainly don’t pass right
out during it. Those characters will stick to us like glue, and they’ll force
us to get out of bed to write their story.
Do I still call it “dream before a dream”? Well, no, I’ve
grown up since then, but I still do a lot of plotting in bed and I know I
shouldn’t. Of course there are those characters that won’t let me sleep. I have
to force them out of my head—out of my bed?—and tell them goodnight… Which
doesn’t always work.
We all have our most talkative characters. You know those ones that just don’t wanna shut up. In my upcoming, June 28th release “Angel’s Redemption” published by Storm Moon Press, I remember my fallen angel Lynsael, really and I mean REALLY wanted his story told. He kept me up past my bedtime a few nights, writing to just get it out before he drove me nuts.
We all have our most talkative characters. You know those ones that just don’t wanna shut up. In my upcoming, June 28th release “Angel’s Redemption” published by Storm Moon Press, I remember my fallen angel Lynsael, really and I mean REALLY wanted his story told. He kept me up past my bedtime a few nights, writing to just get it out before he drove me nuts.
And, boy, I’m glad I did that too. It’s much better than
tossing and turning. Once Lynsael was able to win his man’s heart, I was able
to sleep much better at night.
There are other characters who’ve keep me up with their
constant talking, too. Vampire’s especially. They’re nocturnal, of course, and
make sure I don’t sleep in the midnight
hours. In my June 14th release, “A Rogue’s Power” published by Total E Bound,
Malachi took me on a literal joy-ride when he first met up with Dante. My before
bedtime plotting went from “this isn’t so bad” to “what in the world did I get
myself into?”
Is it a good idea to plot before bedtime? Unless you’re a
nocturnal person yourself, probably not. Expect to lose hours of sleep and feel
like crap the next morning. But authors with kids know how hard it is to plot
anything with little one’s around. So, leave your computer on hibernate so it’s
easy to get back to work at one in the morning. And prepare to stop writing
once the characters stop talking. They’re probably ready to go to bed, too.
Eight year fledgling vampire Malachi Faust is living his new life clumsily. He’s thankful to his maker, though he doesn’t know who that is, but he wants to party every night away, not caring about anything in the world—including coven life and other kin.
That is until he meets older vampire Dante, who tells him he’s not only a psychic vampire, requiring sexual energy as well as blood, but he’s also the grandson of a witch. These two gifts make him a wanted man by the most powerful clan leader in the city, who’s set to capture him and introduce him to coven life.
Malachi’s skeptical, though it does somehow explain his strangeness to need sex when he feeds, but he’s also unable to stop from getting caught up in Dante’s promises and passions. In order to survive the coven life, he must follow Dante through a world that he didn’t know existed while fighting his own lustful needs.
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Azalea Moone is a 30 – something writer of M/M romance
fiction mostly of contemporary and paranormal, but with a love for historicals
and a new-found interest in fantasy.
Born and raised in the Midwest
agricultural region, Azalea loved to write horror and suspense short stories in
her teens before turning her attention to gay romance.
When she's not writing, she's either gaming, painting, or
spending time with family. She has two kids who run her ragged, a pretty little
orange kitty, and an awesome boyfriend who helps her with arts and
graphics.
You can check her out at www.azalea-moone.blogspot.com.
At twitter @AzMoone and on Facebook!
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