CorvusCorax
Dreamer
Okay. I know starting a story with a dream is generally a terrible idea. You get immediately hooked by all this interesting stuff going on, then you find out none of it actually happened. It's a big let down.
But what if it did actually happen?
I thought I had a decent start to my story but lately I've been feeling less certain about it because it starts with a dream. I feel like it works, but every time I hear someone talk about how you should never start with a dream I get a bit less confident.
The first chapter/prologue starts with an important event occurring. Now this event is actually happening, but the next chapter begins with the main character waking up having just dreamt the events of Chapter 1. The way it's written leaves the reader questioning whether it was more than a dream. Which of course it was, and that will be confirmed later on.
So, since it wasn't "just a dream", do you think this is an exception to the rule? Or should I start rewriting?
But what if it did actually happen?
I thought I had a decent start to my story but lately I've been feeling less certain about it because it starts with a dream. I feel like it works, but every time I hear someone talk about how you should never start with a dream I get a bit less confident.
The first chapter/prologue starts with an important event occurring. Now this event is actually happening, but the next chapter begins with the main character waking up having just dreamt the events of Chapter 1. The way it's written leaves the reader questioning whether it was more than a dream. Which of course it was, and that will be confirmed later on.
So, since it wasn't "just a dream", do you think this is an exception to the rule? Or should I start rewriting?