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I have the crazy warm nights to thank

February 16, 2011 by Nicole 6 Comments

For some seriously freaky harpies!  *shudder* it’s been a long time since I’ve had a dream that freaked me out enough for me to NOT want to go to the toilet.  Yes – I’m one of those – no I don’t watch horrors anymore.. or much more anyway ;p
With spidery bat like wings and at least the size of me these nasty creatures (well all creatures have their place in Sytas – but I don’t have to like them!) attack villages and slaughter the inhabitants and stock.  They carry the corpses back to their nesting places in trees high in the mountains and hang them in sacks they create from a disgusting sticky membrane they expel.  Then the corpses are left to rot until they are almost liquefied at which point the harpies feast on them.


EWWWW!!

(this horrid critter doesn’t even come close!)



Okay so I woke from that dream half terrified cause it takes me a moment to register I’m in bed.  Then I have that ridiculous fear of moving least a harpy hiding under the bed pounce… Hey I’m not saying they’re rational fears!  It took about an hour to relax after that dream and wow are those images stuck in my head *shudder* It’s fantastic as I’ve been working on the idea of a nasty flying creature but I just couldn’t ‘see’ it quite yet.
Problem now solved!!
And I won’t deny to actually dream of been on Sytas – as Catherine – was very cool.  Of course the inane running and shrieking I did was very UN Catherine like.. but hey – I’m only human *grin* and while she might have ten years jujitsu under her belt as well as the ability to shoot fire at will – I SURE AS HELL DON’T!!


Still as methods go, dreams are one of the coolest ways to get inspiration.  Because right there in the moment they are SO darn REAL!
Okay it’s bed time now, I’m off to get ready and make Glenn check under the bed and in the closet…  

Take care all!
Nic
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Comments

  1. Constance says

    February 16, 2011 at 8:22 am

    *grin*

    hope you GOT to sleep tonight Nic! 🙂

    I have very vivid dreams and i get many ideas from them but evil scary malicious critters arn't part of them.

    Hope you sleep well tonight

    Pixie

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  2. Tabitha Bird says

    February 16, 2011 at 10:32 am

    I love it when I have dreams like that cause I know that if I am freaked out, my readers will be too. Cool pic. Scary, but cool!

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  3. Old Kitty says

    February 16, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    Now I'm too freaked out to go to the loo by myself after reading this! LOL!!!

    Take care
    x

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  4. Nicole MacDonald says

    February 16, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    *giggle* sorry Old Kitty! ;p

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  5. Kerrin says

    February 16, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    dreams are where i get my best inspiration!
    Yay for the subconscious helping you 'see' the harpies. Not so yay for being that scared!

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  6. Raquel Byrnes says

    February 17, 2011 at 5:57 am

    That was scary! Hope you sleep better tonight. You're on the crusade list, but I already follow so I just popped on over to say hello. =)

    Reply

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