We writers get asked all the time: “Where do your ideas come from?”
The answer to that is easy or hard, depending on your POV, the time of month, whether you’ve had your daily infusion of coffee… Okay, so they come from everywhere, and sometimes, from mysterious dream demons.
Can you tell it’s 2:42 in the morning after I dosed myself with Tramadol for a killer backache? So, I’m suffering from insomnia and a hazy fugue. I was lying there in bed, thinking about inspiration, and wishing my mind would just stop working because I really need to sleep, but this idea I had today wouldn’t leave me alone. Why today, you ask? Because I was invited to be part of a box collection with a very short deadline, and adrenaline works wonders for stimulating the muse!
I’m rambling. I know it, but right now I don’t care, because the idea I had wasn’t a new one. It was an old one I stalled on and killed over a year ago, but which now feels alive and well. Ready for another SEAL story? How about a SEAL helping a woman with PTSD? Not a soldier, a cop.
She dreams about her dead ex-partner every night, and wakes up after having experienced a change to the memory of that horrible day she lost her love. She can’t move past it, because it feels fresh every time she closes her eyes.
So, what’s a girl to do? Screw a SEAL. Well, of course, it’s not quite that easy—well, she is, because she just doesn’t give a damn and wants to feel something again. Plus, maybe if he exhausts her she’ll get some sleep. Okay, so maybe my needs and my PTSD-suffering cop are getting confused here. I really should try to go back to bed.
The only thing I know for certain is that I want to use this photo as a backdrop forĀ the cover. Because hey, a girl can only move on if she goes island-hopping, right? Again, maybe I’m confusing my needs with hers.
So, want to help me with a title?
I thought “In Dreams” would be nice and very relevant to the story, but that’s been used quite a few times.
Then I thought, “In Her Dreams”, but again, it’s been used a time or two and very recently. So, no.
I started thinking about songs with “dreams” somewhere in the title, and came up with “Dream a Little Dream”—but it’s too sweet, too used, and now I have that Mama and the Papas song playing in my head.
This story is the next in the Uncharted SEALs series, following Watch Over Me, Her Next Breath, and Through Her Eyes. I did think about “SEAL in Her Dreams”, but I didn’t use SEAL in any of the previous titles, and hell, SEAL this and that has been used-used-used! And I guess for very good reasons!
What do you think? Should I chunk “dreams”? Do you have an idea for a title? Don’t be afraid to just put something out there. You may have the perfect title, or your title might spark an idea!
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I need to think of a name of my craft blog and now I have SEALs on my mind instead – LOL!! Not sure if any of these have been used before, but they were what came to mind!
SEAL Of My Dreams
SEAL In Her Dreams
Dreaming of a SEAL
SEALed In My Dreams
Dreams of a SEAL
Good luck with the title search!
Sabine
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His and hers dreams
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If you’re using an island backdrop, there’s water, yes? Why not Wet Dream(s)? š
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Perchance to Dream
Dream On
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In Her Bed
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Sabine! Thanks for the excellent suggestions!
Judy! Nice! But now I’m thinking of his and hers towels and orgasms. š
Elizabeth! Shame on you!! LOL
Virginia! Now, I have Steve Tyler in my head. Thank you.
Angel! Hmmm….
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The only thing that springs to mind is A Chance to Dream – from Hamlet’s To be or not to be speech where he speaks of dreaming: “To sleep, perchance to dream- ay, there’s the rub.”
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Cara! Very nice!
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Dreams Remembered. This is my guess.
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Or how about ” Sealed Dreams “.
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lol Not at all ashamed, Delilah. š Plus, hey, he’s a SEAL, right? They do spend a lot of time wet. lol
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Oh I like what Elizabeth said! How about Her Wet Dream? š
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hell I wished tramadol worked to put me in a fugue state,it don’t do nothing specially relieve the pain lol all I could come up with was night dreams oh and Im mad at you cause now I can’t get that dam song out of my brain,its looping thru my brain,good thing I love your books so much or I wouldn’t be able to get into a good book with that song going thru me,of course if she had PSTD you could always call the book nightmares or dreammares and damm you are right its hard work to come out with a title lol if I get inspired tonight while reading Ill send ya another comment lol I like Virginia’s and Pats suggestions also
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I like that one, too, Buttonsmom2003! š
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Sorry about that, I wasn’t thinking about Aerosmith. The Oakridge Boys did a song titled Dream On. The lead is sung by Richard Sterban, their bass singer. Try this link instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk-Z5Dj7Qc
If nothing else, it should get Stevie out of your head.