For me, it has forever been the case where writing served as a means of expression. In my earlier years, I first used writing to display some of the ghastliest dreams I had, particularly when I was around thirteen. In an attempt to further improving my descriptive abilities, I sought to develop my writing abilities. This ultimately paid off as I started reading more books and so on.
With time, I managed to somehow successfully articulate a notable portion of what I felt throughout my daily life, in addition to my dream life.
However, I eventually realized, by analyzing certain dream patterns, the great influence dreams have had on the stories I composed. Somehow, they served as a subliminal source of inspiration for many events I wrote about.
It was as if I was attempting to translate some of the messages my unconscious mind has been venturing to broadcast via my dreams. For that, dreams have always played a significant role in my writing endavours, and I currently employ them for future projects.
Let me explain it this way: Writing, fundamentally speaking, is a tool that reveals the author's compounds of feelings, experiences, and incidents. Dreams, on the other hand, could arguably be an attempt of the subconscious mind to manifest some certain subliminal occurrences and events jostled down deep into our subconsciousness. Thus, if a writer successfully combines the two modes of expression, one would be left in awe by the outcome. It's like a strange globe.
For that reason, I always write down my dreams and study their patterns in an attempt to discover a character worth writing about. They also serve as an inspiration for where some stories should take place, and what mood should be present in it.