evolution_rex
Inkling
I've been trying to find a story I can dedicate my time since I've decided to take an extended break on my horror WIP. I've been been passing around a lot of ideas but I have a problem with one idea that I really like.
So the premise is this: a theater that doesn't show plays or films but dreams. It would begin with people going to the theater, setting down and attaching themselves to these dream-viewer machines, and watching another person's dreams unfold. I have some ideas of an overlaying plot dealing with addiction to the dream machines, a romance, and a tragic story life story of someone told through cryptic dream logic. However, I want the plot to be intentionally very loose and mostly be, well, dreams.
That's where things get iffy for me. Will people be interested in reading just someone's dreams? Will they be able to be engaged when they know that the stakes aren't real, that what's happening is in someone's head? Like I said, I plan on telling a life story through little hints within the dream, sort of like a puzzle, but I have doubts that that's enough. And I know in general the premise wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, and I'm okay with it. Wanting an intentionally loose narrative is asking for trouble. I just want to make sure it isn't completely an unreadable idea.
So the premise is this: a theater that doesn't show plays or films but dreams. It would begin with people going to the theater, setting down and attaching themselves to these dream-viewer machines, and watching another person's dreams unfold. I have some ideas of an overlaying plot dealing with addiction to the dream machines, a romance, and a tragic story life story of someone told through cryptic dream logic. However, I want the plot to be intentionally very loose and mostly be, well, dreams.
That's where things get iffy for me. Will people be interested in reading just someone's dreams? Will they be able to be engaged when they know that the stakes aren't real, that what's happening is in someone's head? Like I said, I plan on telling a life story through little hints within the dream, sort of like a puzzle, but I have doubts that that's enough. And I know in general the premise wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, and I'm okay with it. Wanting an intentionally loose narrative is asking for trouble. I just want to make sure it isn't completely an unreadable idea.
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