hi.

it's been awhile.

sometimes i feel like my daydream story is like one of those lame soap operas that everyone makes fun of. you know, the ones where every episode includes death and trips to the hospital and crimes and unplanned pregnancies and extreme plot twists and stuff like that.

but when a particular set of characters is on your mind half the time you're awake, you tend to run out of realistic things to add to their story.

i'm trying to write down my daydream story. all of it. it's going to take a long time, so i started out by writing out the general idea of it, to make sure that i don't miss anything important. and when i was reading it over, i realized how ridiculous it all seems. it's not in a fantasy world. i daydream about humans, on earth, living (sort of) normal lives, but it all seems way too dramatic. if it was a novel, i'm sure everyone would laugh and think i'm trying too hard to make it seem interesting. a plane crash, multiple car accidents, drug addictions, a suicide attempt, near-death experiences where my characters are miraculously saved... those are all things that have happened to my set of characters.

i think it's gotten to the point where i'm like, okay, i know that this disorder is what i have and i can stop constantly researching it now, but once in a great while, i have questions for my fellow daydreamers. and i want to know: can you relate to this, too?

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Comment by ashlee on July 10, 2013 at 7:35pm
Lol! sometimes I feel like mine is a lame high school drama series. Ya know, with fighting, boys, drugs, back stabbers, stealing people's boyfriends and stuff. But I would love to see my daydream turned into a high school drama series
Comment by Aseel on July 2, 2013 at 10:24am

I used to do that before,I used to make changes in the soap operas that I used to watch,I couldn't put an end to the story.Then all of that stopped,I daydream now about myself .

Comment by debbie downer on July 1, 2013 at 10:03pm

thanks so much for your comments, everyone!!!! it feels great to know i'm not alone wow

laila, i'd love to exchange daydream ideas with you, too!!! i've never done that before and your story seems so interesting!!

Comment by Laila on July 1, 2013 at 6:54pm

I think I'd love to exchange daydream ideas with you.

Seriously, you've described me exactly! My characters have had every mental disorder under the sun because of what I've done to them, lol!  They are also extremely accident-prone... And their romantic relationships are far from typical, like incest, homosexuality, transgender couples, teacher/student, age gaps, etc. I love melodrama...

I'm also considering to write a story. *thinking thinking*

Comment by Wish Upon A Wish on July 1, 2013 at 4:23pm

I think I can, a bit. In my DD's, I'm not human, I can shapeshift into a few different things, and some of the earlier stuff I've been in lots of near-death fights and best friend died, Karla got kidnapped a few times, and sort of what's happening now is I'm doing military work(and afterwards on the run from them) and I've ended up in hospital a few times, partly from injuries, and partly from malnourishment/stress (while on the run) and so I have scars and somewhat mangled right ribs and stuff.

But I guess it's like a book or show, because they're not going to make us watch just people living lives. Who would want to watch a show where in one episode, I spend the whole time laughing at stuff on Tumblr while Mum's at work?

Plus I saw this thing (on Tumblr) once, it went something like this: (I can't remember it exactly, but this is the general gist)


Me with favourite character: I wish I could take you away from all this pain and cruelty and give you a blanket and a cup of tea.

Me with own characters: Lets see... He's been shot at, almost drowned, saw his family murdered, couldn't save the love of his life and almost lost his arm..... Let's stab him.

So don't worry, major drama seems to be normal.

Comment by taffle on July 1, 2013 at 9:05am

I write about my daydreams and incorporate lots of drama into them. It's just more exciting this way because if I were to write about normal stuff that happens everyday (i.e. character wakes up, goes to work, comes back home, sleeps, repeat cycle, etc) it would be extremely boring. Plus it is through those dramatic events (i.e. kidnappings, murders, accidents, etc) that my characters are able to shine; through such trying times, they display their strengths, flaws, courage, perseverance, etc and that's what makes them appealing.

Comment by roxanne on June 30, 2013 at 2:28pm

Absolutely.  Although I often find that I repeat whole scenes, dialogues, situations over & over with just minor changes.  Sometimes, for variety or whatever, I insert another romantic interest.  But yes, over the years, we have done it all.

 I'm reading a series now called Outlander.  There are seven books out & we are now waiting for the 8th.  The books average around 1500 pages & have the same 2 basic characters & several regular secondary characters.  Some fellow fans & I were laughing about how these  characters have survived 2+ wars, rapes, almost hangings, kidnappings, attempted murders, pregnancies, miscarriages, incest, almost burned as a witch, terrible storms, etc. etc.  I said I couldn't endure one more rape-induced pregnancy or another war.  But we keep on reading.  We love the characters & I guess if you are going to fill that much space, it's just hard to have everything peaceful.  So our DD's become quite melodramatic.  I have thought about writing them out, but frankly they are created for the long haul & wouldn't translate well into a regular novel.

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