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In narrative fiction, dreams are best used for two things: To tell the reader something about the character's state of mind. If you have some sort of higher power in the tale, to provide communic...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T09:44:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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EvilSnack
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2019-12-08T09:44:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
In narrative fiction, dreams are best used for two things: 1. To tell the reader something about the character's state of mind. 2. If you have some sort of higher power in the tale, to provide communication between that entity and a viewpoint character. The fact that a misleading dream was only a dream should be set forth as soon as the narrative permits, so that it can be established that the character is being influenced by a dream instead of by actual events. Misleading individual characters is okay, in the right circumstances, but the reader should always be provided a way to avoid being misled.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-09-03T15:00:15Z (about 6 years ago)
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