Sara, one of my cats, who doesn’t talk in her sleep

Inspiration for fiction writers can come from all kinds of places. I’m always on the lookout for quirky stuff that might just set my creative juices flowing when I’m not feeling in such a creative mood. And there’s nothing like a bizarre website like Sleep Talkin’ Man to inspire you.

Apparently this British guy talks in his sleep pretty much every night, and his American wife records what he says (not sure when she sleeps!). She then blogs it the next morning so that the world can find out what kind of crazy stuff he’s been saying. A lot of it needs a censor (so don’t send your children to read this site) but some is just plain hilarious. A few samples:

I want to be a cowboy. I don’t want to be a panda.

I’m baking pillows. Burn them slowly, keeps them fluffy!

Give me back my hands! Limb thief!

And so on. Apart from just getting a good laugh out of this (and worrying a bit, because I’ve been told I also talk in my sleep – usually, thank goodness, not in a language anybody seems to be able to understand), it’s something you can go to if you’re stuck for something to write and would love a bizarre writing prompt to get you going. Much better than just telling you to write about your last summer holiday.