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Dream Interpretation / Re: A Money Mixture

« on: July 08, 2014, 10:08:53 PM »

I know there's loads of them! I've been keeping up with blogs on self-publishing and there's so much information about the pros and cons of each company and how best to use them it's overwhelming. I imagine when I get to the publishing stage I shall get myself in a right mess trying to make sure I'm on all the ones I need to be.

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Dream Interpretation / Re: A Money Mixture

« on: July 07, 2014, 09:55:59 AM »

Thanks ever so much for your advice on writing. My plan at present is to finish the first draft, then revise it, go through it again with a book I have on self-editing (written by two professional editors) and then put it to beta readers. I know I'm too close to it and won't be able to see where it's going wrong myself. One of them is my best friend of 30 years (I recently beta read for her) who I know will give an honest opinion without agenda and that criticism will be constructive. The other I'm hoping for is my former English teacher but that's dependent on whether I'm able to track him down and whether he wants to do it! I'll consider their comments, make any necessary changes and then submit it to an editor. I'm definitely not going to be picking one from an advert, I'm going to get some recommendations, look at their credentials and then get ones I'm considering to do a sample edit before I decide who to go with. I'll then brace myself for having it pulled apart! It's a lot of steps to go through before publishing but I want it to be as good as it can be.

The competition and market part is definitely a weak spot as I don't know for certain where it fits in, I'm hoping an editor will be able to clarify which "bookshelf" it should sit on. Because of that, I'm unsure as to who my competition is. I'm writing a story that I would love to read and that people I know will also love but on a wider scale I don't think it's a lot of people's cup of tea. That's the main reason I'm self-publishing, I don't think any publisher would touch it with a barge pole regardless of how good the writing is.

Thanks for all the help and advice, it's very much appreciated 

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Dream Interpretation / Re: A Money Mixture

« on: July 04, 2014, 12:12:33 PM »

Resources is definitely a word that has been going round in my head since the dream. The context of the resources was what was eluding me but your interpretation makes a lot of sense. I'm in the early stages of writing a book and what you've said sounds a lot like some of the concerns I have. When I've needed help I've asked other people for their input but I never give too much away about the story because I genuinely fear that it'll be stolen simply because they're writers themselves. It's a negative, automatic assumption about a particular group of people. What you've said about the hole puts the taxi driver in context as well. I've asked for advice, read a lot of blogs and books on writing but other people can only take me so far, I have to complete the rest of the journey myself and this is where fear I'll fall. A large part of me thinks I won't make it the rest of the way and will fail to finish the book. It's comforting to know at least part of me believes I can find a way to make it but I definitely won't be able to relax until it's been copywrited and published to protect anyone else from stealing the story. I can't do that until it's been beta read, been through an editor (possibly two) and had a cover designed. I have to wait until other people have completed their processes before I can secure it hence the queue.

Thanks for the help, I feel a lot more positive that I'll find a way to get the book finished even though I may get frustrated waiting for other people.  The links were very interesting, thanks for those as well 

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Dream Interpretation / A Money Mixture

« on: July 02, 2014, 05:06:36 PM »

I dreamt I was at a cash machine and wanted to withdraw £10. I took the money and was walking away when a group of men (young) called me back and said that I hadn't taken my money. I looked back and saw that there was a large bundle of notes still at the machine and was certain it wasn't mine.  They insisted it was and when I checked I saw that I had accidentally withdrawn nearly all of the money in my account. I was surprised that the men had called me back rather than take it for themselves. I noticed the money was in dollar bills rather than pound notes and being uncomfortable carrying that amount of cash, I took a taxi to get to the bank as soon as possible. The taxi was only able to go part of the way as the road had been heavily excavated and I'd have to walk the rest. There was a narrow strip of the road in the middle but as I started walking across it I got scared by the depth of the hole and that I'd fall in so turned back. To the right there was another strip of road which was next to a wall so I crossed there. I got to the bank and there was a long line of people waiting so I joined the end of the queue, anxious to get the money back into my account as soon as possible. A bank worker then announced they were closing for the day and wouldn't be serving anyone else. I began to panic and spoke to the bank worker telling her what had happened, explaining that I couldn't possibly keep that amount of cash on me. She said she would try to help.

I've tried looking at interpretations for ATMs and banks but none of them seem to fit the events of my dream. It's not often I have dreams that I remember in detail but when I do I always have the feeling it's because they're trying to tell me something, I just can't work this one out.

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Dream Interpretation / The bathroom, the gas man & the bus

« on: October 17, 2013, 03:45:06 PM »

I woke from having a lie in and went into the bathroom only to find lots of electrical wires hanging down from the ceiling some of which were from a smoke alarm.  Assuming that my boyfriend had for some unknown reason done this before he went to work, I started writing him a text to ask him what on earth he'd done but was interrupted by a man in a fluorescent yellow jacket.  He was the one who had pulled the wiring out, he had been sent by the gas company to service the boiler and hadn't realised that anyone was home.  I thought his claim a little odd since my boyfriend had left the television in the bedroom on when he left for work so surely the gas man would have heard it?  Realising that I was naked from the waist up I grabbed a pillow to cover myself whilst we continued talking.  He talked about the specifications of the boiler which all sounded legitimate but I still felt uneasy that he had entered my home without my knowledge.  I asked how he got into my house without my letting him in and he said that when the houses in our street were built, the property developer had consulted with them to allow them access to carry out maintenance on the properties.  Feeling a little suspicious I pointed out that shortly after moving into the house I had had the locks changed.  He brushed the issue aside saying that changing the locks didn't really achieve anything but I disagreed with him telling him of one of my neighbours hadn't changed the locks after moving in and shortly after was burgled by the previous owner.  Despite being uncomfortable with his presence in my house I decided to catch the bus into the city centre.  Whilst walking to the bus stop I felt more and more nervous about the gas man, chastising myself for having not asked for ID to prove he was from the gas company.  In an attempt to alleviate my concerns I sent him a text asking that he let me know once he had completed servicing the boiler.  By this time I was over the road from the bus stop and saw that two buses were approaching.  I was a little confused by one of them as it was a different number to the buses that normally service that route.  One of the buses pulled in and I hurried across the road thinking the girl who was waiting for the other one would hold it for me until I got there.  As I approached the bus stop I rummaged around in my pockets and realised that I didn't have my bus pass with me and would have to go home to get it.  In the meantime the second bus, rather than pulling up behind the other bus at the stop to pick up the girl, carried on past leaving her behind.

I can't really put my finger on why but I've felt very uneasy about this dream all day.  It could be something as simple as the residual feeling of uneasiness from the dream itself, that being said, I only usually remember dreams in this much detail if they are trying to tell me something.  Normally I can figure out what the gist of the message is but this one is a little more elusive.  Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly received.