RE: The Founding of Dodge City - Cow town
When I was working on that book I had been in the fictional town all morning and it was getting very real in my head. I got up from the keypad for lunch and had a brief disorientation because the room was different from the one I remembered. After eating, I had to run an errand and turned in the wrong direction at the end of my driveway because that's the way it was in the story.
Actually, it was a really cool feeling!
I still have a weird feeling that if I go the the place, the little town will actually be there.
Which reminds me of the dream where I took a wrong turn on a foggy night returning home and had car problems, got the car started again, and parked in front of The Hotel California!
In the dream, I knew it was not real but I said nothing because who would ever get that opportunity again?
hahaha good call on the dream! You need Time to stand still for even a moment at that point in time :)
That is so weird; talk about getting into character, and plot and setting haha
If I really worked at it, I imagine I could get there mentally and stay. Not at the California; they ran out of wine - but MY town. Everything there is perfect and I like the people! Of course, their world is ending, so I might need a rewrite before I get too comfortable there.
BTW, what has been your favorite writing adventure? Care to do a post about it?
Of course when you spend enough time there in your head @willymac, it would all tend to become rather comfortable!
Wow, that's a tough question and one I'd have to ponder on. I've never thought about it though...thanks for the idea 😅
But it's my safe place!
I'm pretty sure I'm not going to end up sitting in a corner, sucking on my thumb, and with a blank stare in my eyes
;)
hahaha @willymac, you forgot rocking and banging your head against the wall 😅
You have to admit, having options is always good when Plan A doesn't work.
The plus side is that, if you build your mental world well enough and living in it brings happiness, what does it matter if outsiders think your behavior looks weird?
It doesn't matter at all @willymac. In fact, I gave up caring what people think years ago 😅