I've always enjoyed having conversations in my head, but it's not the same as hearing voices in my head. Oh, no. I dream up conversations I could have had with people I know, and these conversations always turn out much better than any real conversations I did have. Or, I go over real conversations I've had that didn't turn out very well, and recreate the entire conversation. The recreated conversation becomes one in which my words and thoughts are so sparkling everyone can't help but admire my accomplishments. I used to think I was the only one who dreamed up entire conversations. Now, I imagine most people do the same thing.
After beginning my first book, I found the words just flowed out from my mind to the computer screen. I was surprised and wondered why the process of creation happened so easily. It wasn't until I was about half way through my first book, I realized I had been practicing writing stories in my head for most of my life. Who would have thought my daydreams would be a prelude to the story I created out of nothing?
The moral for everyone to learn from is this, daydreaming is good for all of us.
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