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Tag Archives: Dreams
My Own Private Idaho
There are places and institutions that exist persistently in my dreams, in significantly different form from how I actually experienced them. One of them is our house in Idaho. In my dreams, but only in my dreams, we remodeled the … Continue reading
Slick Fiction
“[S]lick fiction — whether of the ‘romantic’ sort or the ‘hard-boiled’ sort — always partakes of the daydream, while quality fiction — as Jung said of Art — always partakes of the night dream.” — Rust Hills, Writing in General … Continue reading
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Tagged Dreams, Rust Hills, Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular
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Advice
“Advice like: ‘Follow your heart!’ and “Be true to your vision!’ is fine if you’re in therapy. Me? I really want to improve my odds.” — Blake Snyder, Save the Cat!
