by Edie Melson
Yes, you read
the title correctly. Put your reader to sleep.
Okay, maybe not
completely to sleep, but at least allow them to dream. What does dreaming have
to do with writing? Everything. The dream I’m referring to is the fictional
dream. If you’ve never heard the term before, don’t worry. I guarantee you know
what I’m talking about. I think author, John Gardner says it best.
“What
counts in conventional fiction must be the vividness and continuity of the
fictional dream the words set off in the reader’s mind.”
