tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post3170673565149622149..comments2024-03-25T22:38:39.934-07:00Comments on THERESA'S TALES: Worst Idea for a Novel EverTheresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-56260809703429945612014-04-29T09:13:13.501-07:002014-04-29T09:13:13.501-07:00Oh my goodness this is hilarious!!! Though serious...Oh my goodness this is hilarious!!! Though seriously there is some potential here. A new paranormal creature that doesn't die when you kill it but changes sex. That is a good idea no joke!!!Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-47526200765412895192014-04-25T05:55:05.076-07:002014-04-25T05:55:05.076-07:00Sharon, it was an insane dream, for sure!Sharon, it was an insane dream, for sure!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-13381380565928282282014-04-24T10:06:16.822-07:002014-04-24T10:06:16.822-07:00Love your ending with the gun owning, kid fatherin...Love your ending with the gun owning, kid fathering, dude in high heels! What a dream!Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-87710765322473877852014-04-11T05:48:30.675-07:002014-04-11T05:48:30.675-07:00Missed Periods, ha! I had to look at "bestile...Missed Periods, ha! I had to look at "bestiletto" a few seconds for it to sink in. Too bad I've already picked a winner. You could've been a contender! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-76896707878420414782014-04-10T17:07:19.747-07:002014-04-10T17:07:19.747-07:00As the guy in the stilettos is introducing her to ...As the guy in the stilettos is introducing her to his children, she pushes him over, grabs a stiletto off his foot, throws it at the guy with the gun and it pierces him in the chest. And she says, "Now, that's how you bestiletto his beating heart!"Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-80966560977765759742014-04-03T14:11:20.870-07:002014-04-03T14:11:20.870-07:00Deniz, yep, that's what happened here! Why doe...Deniz, yep, that's what happened here! Why does the nonsensical make so much sense on the side of sleep? No believability issues. Or timeline. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-9295545560206125162014-04-03T01:30:22.512-07:002014-04-03T01:30:22.512-07:00I love getting story ideas from dreams! But don...I love getting story ideas from dreams! But don't worry, you're not the only one - sometimes my ideas make no sense at all on waking up. The worst is when the story itself might be intriguing but the premise makes sense only in dreamland, and there's no way to salvage it in the waking world...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-67552027591340718612014-03-25T06:57:14.358-07:002014-03-25T06:57:14.358-07:00Ruth, yes. But it's definitely a dream if I th...Ruth, yes. But it's definitely a dream if I think I'm actually a plotter!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-79001253179153765472014-03-25T06:56:53.530-07:002014-03-25T06:56:53.530-07:00Kelly, I guess the whole point of dreams is they d...Kelly, I guess the whole point of dreams is they don't work that way! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-80227943582475906572014-03-25T06:56:25.047-07:002014-03-25T06:56:25.047-07:00Michael, yes, and Glitter and Showgirls. My dream ...Michael, yes, and Glitter and Showgirls. My dream might have more potential than those. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-89092970139326320452014-03-24T16:39:32.151-07:002014-03-24T16:39:32.151-07:00Too funny, Theresa! You know you are a real writer...Too funny, Theresa! You know you are a real writer when it invades your dreams ;)Ruth Schiffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625363295823548969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-60712566896498751342014-03-24T13:37:27.706-07:002014-03-24T13:37:27.706-07:00I wish I had dreams of the whole story; plot, prem...I wish I had dreams of the whole story; plot, premise and resolution! Kelly Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030019966183220952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-77065958666408660012014-03-24T10:35:57.140-07:002014-03-24T10:35:57.140-07:00I never dream stories. However, worse stuff than t...I never dream stories. However, worse stuff than this dream thing gets published and makes big bucks. Next time you are critical of yourself, please remember that someone greenlit Gigli.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-52866013859917213482014-03-24T06:45:29.089-07:002014-03-24T06:45:29.089-07:00Slamdunk, I don't know if even the best ideas ...Slamdunk, I don't know if even the best ideas for an ending can save this inane dream, animals or no animals! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-63493337390129556872014-03-23T18:58:34.555-07:002014-03-23T18:58:34.555-07:00Oh gosh, now that is quite a dream. My immediate t...Oh gosh, now that is quite a dream. My immediate thought would be to involve animals, but I think Lynda's approach is better. Or maybe this is an indictment that I watch too much kid programming. <br /><br />Fun topic Theresa and I hope you had a good weekend. Slamdunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087161268629251860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-28724817742759908252014-03-21T09:23:20.271-07:002014-03-21T09:23:20.271-07:00Lydia, I'm amazed that anyone was able to figu...Lydia, I'm amazed that anyone was able to figure out an ending to my dream mess! Pass the popcorn.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-44205465257526540032014-03-21T09:02:22.438-07:002014-03-21T09:02:22.438-07:00How exciting! I'm not going to finish you'...How exciting! I'm not going to finish you're novel, but I need a box of popcorn so I can enjoy every one else's ideas!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-60056557230856704402014-03-21T06:14:12.882-07:002014-03-21T06:14:12.882-07:00Victoria, only write your dreams down if they'...Victoria, only write your dreams down if they're a vast literary improvement from mine! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-63448429056061135872014-03-21T06:13:39.274-07:002014-03-21T06:13:39.274-07:00Erica and Christy, maybe it's like that Brady ...Erica and Christy, maybe it's like that Brady Bunch episode where the kids make the house look haunted, so nobody wants to buy it. You didn't want them to sell! (I'm doing dream analysis here, apparently.) Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-87230548057382970082014-03-21T06:12:27.223-07:002014-03-21T06:12:27.223-07:00Stephanie, this dream was particularly terrible be...Stephanie, this dream was particularly terrible because I actually had the audacity to think I'd plotted something worthy and bragged about it in my dream. What was dream me thinking? Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-80424668032385244272014-03-21T05:49:57.790-07:002014-03-21T05:49:57.790-07:00It's always interesting how dreams bring a wid...It's always interesting how dreams bring a wide net of thoughts together and we try to make sense of them. I agree with some of the comments. It looks like a reversal of roles, in this case--bodies. Good luck with it. <br /><br />Now you've got me thinking about my crazy dreams. Maybe I should try and make more than just sense out of them. Maybe I should write a book or story about them. Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-5666083216829481012014-03-20T20:09:28.734-07:002014-03-20T20:09:28.734-07:00It is, obviously, a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book...It is, obviously, a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book (circa 1983). :) My last weird dream involved me at my parent's house while they had a realtor going through it (which is actually true since they're selling it). However, it had rooms no one but me had ever been in and my room had a ghost who liked to peel paint off the walls and jeer anyone who came to the door. Hmmm.erica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-5387688591605867942014-03-20T19:06:35.598-07:002014-03-20T19:06:35.598-07:00I don't have a good ending, but OMG, I'm g...I don't have a good ending, but OMG, I'm glad I'm not the only one who has these "dream epiphanies." I wake up in the middle of the night and think, "That's the most brilliant idea ever. I have to write this down." I've even written songs this way in my head. But if I can remember them later (I rarely can), they usually make no sense once I'm actually wide awake!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-73184124197009546622014-03-19T07:40:29.722-07:002014-03-19T07:40:29.722-07:00Karen, really, the only thing that made sense abou...Karen, really, the only thing that made sense about the dream was the NY pizza. I eat some every time I visit home. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-39963015807867872382014-03-19T07:33:40.069-07:002014-03-19T07:33:40.069-07:00I have no idea how it should end. But I do agree t...I have no idea how it should end. But I do agree that NY pizza makes an excellent contribution to any story! :) Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.com