metal134
11-13-2007, 02:21 AM
Disclaimer: This may be something that has already done, but I haven't heard about it if it has and wouldn't be surprised if someone has done it.
Being a writer and someone who reads endless amounts of literature of all types, peopl always ask me if I'm every going to write a novel. Well, my style of writing is journalism, so I always say probably not, but I've never closed the door on the possibilty. Now, people always ask writers where they get their ideas and alot of them will tell you, myself included) that a main source of ideas is dreams. Well, I had a dream last night that gave me an idea that if I ever did write a book, this may be where I go with it. I'm asking family and friends this question and posting it on other message boards that I frequent because people's responses may largely shape this concept in my mind. I'm interested in knowing more elaborate thoughts on the matter rather than just yes or no answers. This is purely theoritical, so if you are married, in a serious relationship, have kids, etc. forget all that beacuse this a hypothitcal question:
Let's say you met someone. Right off the bat, you really like this person. You quickly find that she's everything you ever wanted in a woman and after knowing her briefly, you just know that this is Mrs. (or Mr.) Right. Now let's say that after a very short time, you learn that this person is terminally ill and will die within 5 years. Would you allow yourself to fall in love with this person and, daresay, maybe even marry her? Furthermore, if you say yes to all that, would you have a child with this person, knowing that that child's mother (or father) will die when the child is very young?
My answer to the first part is a probable yes. As far as the child; I don't know. That one is really tough and I guess I'd have to say it would really depend on how this hypothetical woman felt about it. Now I think this would make a good novel because my favorite authors are people like William Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, etc. and their modernist style and I think that it's a type of plot that fits very well with the modernist and postmodernist styles of literature.
Being a writer and someone who reads endless amounts of literature of all types, peopl always ask me if I'm every going to write a novel. Well, my style of writing is journalism, so I always say probably not, but I've never closed the door on the possibilty. Now, people always ask writers where they get their ideas and alot of them will tell you, myself included) that a main source of ideas is dreams. Well, I had a dream last night that gave me an idea that if I ever did write a book, this may be where I go with it. I'm asking family and friends this question and posting it on other message boards that I frequent because people's responses may largely shape this concept in my mind. I'm interested in knowing more elaborate thoughts on the matter rather than just yes or no answers. This is purely theoritical, so if you are married, in a serious relationship, have kids, etc. forget all that beacuse this a hypothitcal question:
Let's say you met someone. Right off the bat, you really like this person. You quickly find that she's everything you ever wanted in a woman and after knowing her briefly, you just know that this is Mrs. (or Mr.) Right. Now let's say that after a very short time, you learn that this person is terminally ill and will die within 5 years. Would you allow yourself to fall in love with this person and, daresay, maybe even marry her? Furthermore, if you say yes to all that, would you have a child with this person, knowing that that child's mother (or father) will die when the child is very young?
My answer to the first part is a probable yes. As far as the child; I don't know. That one is really tough and I guess I'd have to say it would really depend on how this hypothetical woman felt about it. Now I think this would make a good novel because my favorite authors are people like William Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, etc. and their modernist style and I think that it's a type of plot that fits very well with the modernist and postmodernist styles of literature.