tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post8476262467795691852..comments2024-01-05T05:50:22.989-05:00Comments on Thoughts in Progress: Author Trish McCallan: A Dream Within A DreamSavannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118900505228075022noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-56691519802212419162012-02-06T20:15:55.097-05:002012-02-06T20:15:55.097-05:00D'Ann,
My dad's grandmother was what her ...D'Ann,<br /><br />My dad's grandmother was what her family always called "fey." Which translates to psychic, I think from the stories my grandmother and dad have told me. She used to be able to tell people where lost items could be found. And she saved her brothers and sisters lives once, by dreaming an event and alerting them to what was going to happen. <br /><br />In this case it was during a road trip to the summit of a mountain. She dreamed the night before they were supposed to head up the mountain that the side of the hill was going to come down and push them off the side of a cliff. Her brothers and sisters trusted her dreams enough to turn the van around and go back home. But some of the other people in their caravan weren't so convinced and ended up dying because of it. They kept going and the mountain did come down on them. Two cars were swept off the road and over a cliff. <br /><br />Or so my grandmother and dad always claimed.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462734402375481024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-31967938180699464192012-02-06T20:10:28.068-05:002012-02-06T20:10:28.068-05:00Brenda,
Sometimes I think our subconscious just l...Brenda,<br /><br />Sometimes I think our subconscious just likes to mess with us. lol<br /><br />Quite often if something isn't working, or a scene isn't gelling, I seem to figure out the problem during the night while sleeping. <br /><br />That's cool about all the premonitions you've had. So far I've only had the two, but they sure made an impression on me.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462734402375481024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-91735056635137993922012-02-06T20:06:38.924-05:002012-02-06T20:06:38.924-05:00Hi Alex,
Thanks for stopping by, and wild certain...Hi Alex,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, and wild certainly describes my life these last five months. A good wild, but wild just the same! *gTrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462734402375481024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-67849885399876931322012-02-06T20:05:20.971-05:002012-02-06T20:05:20.971-05:00Thank you, Liz--the last five months have been a w...Thank you, Liz--the last five months have been a wild ride, that's for sure! But the first month of January has been even wilder than all of 2011 put together, lol- that's got to be an omen there, don't you think?Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462734402375481024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-65371364440986238112012-02-06T15:25:55.011-05:002012-02-06T15:25:55.011-05:00When I was a kid, my mother always had strong prem...When I was a kid, my mother always had strong premonitions. She told me to listen to myself and I would, too. I sometimes will say to myself, I knew that was going to happen, and I did.<br />I quit telling other people because I always get the yeah right look, but it's true. <br /><br />Love your book, Trish. It's a keeper.D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-40535850371906969082012-02-06T15:25:32.269-05:002012-02-06T15:25:32.269-05:00When I was a kid, my mother always had strong prem...When I was a kid, my mother always had strong premonitions. She told me to listen to myself and I would, too. I sometimes will say to myself, I knew that was going to happen, and I did.<br />I quit telling other people because I always get the yeah right look, but it's true. <br /><br />Love your book, Trish. It's a keeper.D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-87216721889228907952012-02-06T14:53:46.104-05:002012-02-06T14:53:46.104-05:00Cool post.
There is more to dreams than we know, ...Cool post.<br /><br />There is more to dreams than we know, lol.<br />I've had many dreams that have come true over the years. What came true may not have been as clear cut as what was shown me in the actual dream, but close enough for me to make the connection.<br /><br />A few years ago I was playing Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time--without the guidebook--and I was totally stumped at this particular spot. That night I dreamed about it and I figured out what to do in my dream. When I woke up I did exactly what was shown to me in my dream and it was right, lol.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03721556815192785649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-2071535823419743502012-02-06T14:45:35.009-05:002012-02-06T14:45:35.009-05:00That's wild you saw those incidents so clearly...That's wild you saw those incidents so clearly in your dream!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-5135792622438765752012-02-06T14:14:43.471-05:002012-02-06T14:14:43.471-05:00great story! and the book sounds even better! cong...great story! and the book sounds even better! congrats on the release. well done on all your amazing successes and awards.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182147051413946727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-90410636883755269262012-02-06T13:16:05.968-05:002012-02-06T13:16:05.968-05:00Hi Southpaw,
Thank you for stopping by.
Years ag...Hi Southpaw,<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by.<br /><br />Years ago, I found that if I was stuck on a scene, if the scene wasn't gelling for some reason, I could fix it by reading the entire chapter just before I went to bed. The next morning I would delete the old scene and rewrite from memory. The new scene would take a different tone, or shift in a certain place, or even be in a different character's point of view. But in almost every case the scene would suddenly gell and I could move on. <br /><br />The subconscious certainly is a mysterious beast!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462734402375481024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-19460185138024620712012-02-06T13:10:01.178-05:002012-02-06T13:10:01.178-05:00Hi Margot,
Thank you for stopping by! I generally...Hi Margot,<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by! I generally don't remember my dreams, so the fact I've dreamed about half a dozen scenes in Forged in Fire and Forged in Ice is very odd. What's even odder is that about a month after I dreamed the opening scene to Forged in Fire, I dreamed the opening scene to Forged in Ice. Except I wasn't even working on that book. lolTrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462734402375481024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-22732554787401435102012-02-06T13:06:29.826-05:002012-02-06T13:06:29.826-05:00Mason, thank you so much for hosting me today. Up ...Mason, thank you so much for hosting me today. Up until Forged in Fire, I'd never dreamed any of the scenes from my books, but I've dreamed several other scenes since then. The funny thing is all the scenes I've dreamed are connected to the Forged Series. I haven't dreamed any scenes from other works. Very Strange.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462734402375481024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-34031467072311018582012-02-06T11:58:25.481-05:002012-02-06T11:58:25.481-05:00Dreams are fascinating. Dreams are a great way to ...Dreams are fascinating. Dreams are a great way to work out problems within your novel too. :)Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-56218677935520160522012-02-06T08:55:12.089-05:002012-02-06T08:55:12.089-05:00Trish, thanks again for guest blogging and sharing...Trish, thanks again for guest blogging and sharing about your dreams. Wishing you much success with your writing.<br /><br />Margot, thanks so much for stopping by.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-12655977547612911262012-02-06T07:31:21.831-05:002012-02-06T07:31:21.831-05:00Mason - Thanks for hosting Trish.
Trish - How in...Mason - Thanks for hosting Trish. <br /><br />Trish - How interesting that you had a dream that came true like that, and how even more interesting that you dreamed the beginning of your novel. Dreams really can be powerful if we pay attention to them. I wish you much success!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com