writing down daydreams

[debbie downer]

i feel like i mention this in all of my blog posts, but when i first started daydreaming, i had a different "daydream story" that i do now. it had different characters, a different plot... you know. but then, i grew out of that and stopped daydreaming for a few months. then, it started all over again with new characters and  a new plot, and this time, it came with pacing. but that's not the point of this blog post.

i've had my current characters since i was 12. now i'm 14, which means that i haven't thought about my first daydream story in 2 years. i've forgotten almost everything about it- all i can remember are a few of the characters, but i couldn't tell you what the actual daydream was about.

i am really attached to the characters that i have now. there are a lot of them. they're all so interesting and i can't pick a favorite. the thought of growing out of them someday and forgetting about them like i did with my old characters makes me really sad.

so, i've decided to keep a daydream notebook. it's separated into two sections. the first section has all of my characters and i'm going to write little "character profile" things for them. each character has their own page where i write their name, things they like, things they don't like, who they're friends with, what they look like, where they work, etc. this way, if i ever stop daydreaming about them, i can just look in the notebook and read about them and i'll never forget.

in the second section, i'm going to try and write down parts of my daydream. not the whole thing, just little bits of it that i like to repeat in my head. i find writing it down helps to me stop repeating those parts.

[Wish Upon A Wish]

That's actually a good idea. The closest I've come to writing it down is just jotting down everything that goes through my head at that few moments.

I think I'll try that =)