Using your dreams to write steamy shorts

Have you ever considered using your dreams as material for short stories?

I know at least one talented writer who does just that with success. Dreams are an intriguing source of material for short stories. They can be pretty bizarre at times as they use your subconscious to relay messages so either you use them directly or you use their basic outline for your story.

It is possible to develop the habit of writing down your dreams as soon as you wake. Dreams have a habit of not hanging around for long so you need to get them down on paper as quickly as you can. Then just work on them from there.

Writing them down can also help in deciphering what they mean especially if you have the same dream or similar over several days or weeks.

Here are a few scenarios you can possibly use for your steamy short stories (I've also written a rough meaning with each just in case you ever dream of these situations!):

Sex with your best friend

This includes both male and females. A dream that possibly isn't even close to how you feel about him/her but a common situation nevertheless. It just means you are craving for more support from your friend (either male or female) or you just want to be more like her/him.

Sex with your Boss

Okay, hands up who hasn't dreamt of this at some point? You can ask yourself these questions: Do you want to be as successful as either him/her? Are you yearning for your potential to be realised? Then all you want to do is to get closer to your boss but not in the intimate sense!

Sex with a Celeb

Even the choice of celebrity means something different. How you go about decoding that is beyond me unless you consult an expert on dreams. But, basically, like sex with your boss, sex with a celeb means your craving for something that they have: Fame, fortune and possibly what they represent; father figure, sex appeal etc. You may also be secretly attracted to them, too!

So, there's just a few ideas as to what you could write about or perhaps you've had a very sexy dream yourself? Would you like it explained as well as fleshing it out on paper? Why not give it a go and check out http://www.analysedreams.co.uk for more information :)


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