[Stylist] Writing at night

[Barbara HAMMEL]

I have a notetaker plugged in right next to my bed. History has taught me that if I try keeping the idea till morning I will forget it, or if I do remember it, it will be a faded image of the original idea. LOL! Now can anyone tell why, for the past week I have been dreaming about eating food when that has never been a thing I dream about? And cookies seem to be the obsession, strangely. The other night, in my dream, my husband asked if I wanted a cookie and I told him no and the funniest thing about that was right after that happened woke up to use the bathroom and I woke up and told him about the dream. The next night I dreamed about eating chicken and mashed potatos and green beans and applesauce but while eating it I was thinking about how I'd eat the left-over speghetti for the next meal. Huh? This morning I woke up eating frosted sugar cookies. This is just too weird. (Ok, this got us totally off topic thought I'd share. :) In my intimate circle it is well-known that I have CRAZY dreams.) 
Barbara Hammel

On Oct 21, 2019, at 17:59, Vejas Vasiliauskas via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hi, 
I know the answers to this question are going to vary, but I'm still very curious about peoples' thoughts. 
If you come up with a new idea for a story or poem while already lying down in bed, do you get out of bed and start writing while it's still fresh, even if you know you will lose sleep? Or do you just store the idea in your head and wait until you have some time the next day to write it down? 
Thanks, 
Vejas   
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