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nevele , to bookstodon
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How do people in general feel about dream sequences in books? I've noticed lately that I almost start doing eyerolls when we get to a 'that night they dreamt...' part of a novel.

I used to be quite fond of them, especially when used well, like in the Windup-Bird Chronicle or the dreams of Paul in

But currently reading almost any novel I have the feeling that in a majority of books the dream sequence is just a cheap trick to put some quick symbolism in a novel that's otherwise completely lacking it. Or as an easy way of foreshadowing.

Where I personally think it can be used so well to actually deepen the depth of a character. How does someone's subconscious deal with processing all that has happened lately. And what feeling it leaves behind. But that really rarely seems to be the case.

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@nevele @bookstodon I agree with all you said.

Sadly, I'll add that I run into books where I'd swear the dream sequence's lone purpose was to add nonsense words, despite me spending time trying to assign meaning to them.

These days, I use dreams sparingly (one or two in a novel), maybe a short paragraph or so. First and foremost, they examine the subconscious while also foreshadowing. If I'm going to allow a dream then it's going to work as hard as the rest of the writing.

KitMuse , to bookstodon
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I have a question for I've been thinking about writing
in line with the genres I already write. However, I write for fun and for my "happy place", I'm wondering if there has to be a murder in a cozy mystery or if I could deal with other crimes and if they can be written without all the frenetic/zany side characters? Is that a different mystery subgenre?

Thoughts appreciated.

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CA_Hawthorne ,
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@KitMuse @bookstodon I've written a number of fantasy mysteries (none published yet) so I'd have to say, yes, it's possible.

I do always have a murder involved, even if it isn't central to the plot, but I see no reason why someone couldn't delve into other crimes. I've touched on antiquities theft, kidnapping, developers trying to relocate homeowners, & social issues.

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