# Paul M Newbery

> Some stories stay with you—especially the ones we dream.


## Posts

- [When Places Remember Us: Liminal Spaces, Memory and Dreams](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/liminal-spaces-memory-dreams-fiction/): Why do some empty places feel comforting while others leave us strangely unsettled? Exploring the connection between liminal spaces, memory and dreams, and how familiar places can evoke emotions, forgotten experiences and the unsettling feeling of having been somewhere before — even if only in a dream.
- [When Characters Arrive Before the Story | Paul M. Newbery](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/when-characters-arrive-before-the-story/): Some characters are invented. Others seem to arrive fully formed, through dreams, chance encounters or moments in the real world. I write them down before I know who they are, what they want, or whether they will ever make it into a book.
- [An Author Update: One Book Finished, Another Beginning](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/well-met-author-update/): The paperback of Dreams Don’t Always End is now available, a second book is beginning to take shape, and an unexpected encounter in a Devon woodland may just have planted the seed for a future character.
- [Capturing Time: How Long Exposure Photography Shaped My Writing](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/capturing-time-long-exposure-photography-writing/): Long exposure photography has always been about more than silky water and empty streets. Standing beside the canals of Venice, waiting for the shutter to close, changed the way I experience time itself. Looking back, I wonder whether those quiet moments influenced not only my photography, but the stories I would later write. This is a personal reflection on memory, creativity and the simple belief that some moments are never wasted—they're captured.
- [Déjà Vu Explained: Why Does It Feel So Real?](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/deja-vu-explained/): Why does déjà vu feel so convincing? This article explores the science behind the phenomenon, the mysteries it leaves unanswered, and why a fleeting moment of familiarity continues to fascinate psychologists, philosophers and storytellers alike.
- [Fragments: The Blood Collector](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/fragments-the-blood-collector/): A man in a cream suit walks across an airport runway carrying a revolver-like cylinder filled with glass vials. Nobody questions him. Nobody looks twice. The Blood Collector is simply part of everyday life.
- [Am I Really Here? My Experience of When Reality Doesn't Feel Real](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/am-i-really-here/): For years I struggled to describe moments when the world felt strangely unreal. This is a personal reflection on perception, dreams, photography, and discovering a word that finally came close to explaining experiences I'd never been able to put into words.
- [Dreams Don't End Paperback Is Coming Soon – A Journey Through Dreams, Lucid Dreaming & the Subconscious](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/dreams-dont-end-paperback-coming-soon-dreams-lucid-dreaming/): Exciting news! The paperback edition of Dreams Don't End is expected between the end of July and mid-August. Inspired by dreams, lucid dreaming, dream meanings, liminal spaces, nightmares, and the subconscious, this novel explores the fine line between reality and imagination. While you wait for the paperback, the Kindle edition is available now.
- [How One Photograph Became a Book Cover and Inspired My Writing](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/photograph-that-became-a-book-cover/): One photograph can have a life far beyond the moment it was taken. This is the story of how one of my favourite woodland images became the cover of a published novel, earned me my first professional photography sale, and quietly influenced the atmosphere of my own writing years later.
- [Why Derealisation Fascinated Me as a Novelist](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/what-is-derealisation-novelist/): Before writing Dreams Don't Always End, I discovered the psychological concept of derealisation while trying to understand a feeling I'd struggled to describe for years. This article explores that discovery, how it inspired my fiction, and why uncertainty continues to fascinate me.
- [Liminal Spaces](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/liminal-spaces/): A photograph taken fifteen years before I became a novelist unexpectedly became part of the world of Dreams Don't Always End. This is the story of an empty office, a recurring dream, and the strange spaces that stay with us long after we leave them.
- [Lucid Dreaming: Techniques, Science, and the Blurred Line Between Dreams and Reality](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/lucid-dreaming-techniques-science-and-reality/): Lucid dreaming lets you step into a world where awareness and imagination merge. This in-depth guide explores the science, techniques, and creativity behind lucid dreams — and reveals how my novella, Dreams Don’t Always End, was born from a recurring dream.
- [Novels About Dreams and Reality | Dreams Don’t Always End](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/novels-about-dreams-and-reality/): From scientists guided by visions to artists reshaping the surreal, dreams have always inspired discovery. In Dreams Don’t Always End, those dream-fragments unfold into symbolic spaces, blurred timelines, and quiet revelations. Step inside a novel where waking life and memory dissolve into something deeper.
- [The Chapter That Never Was: The Earth Beneath Us Isn’t Fighting](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/the-chapter-that-never-was-the-earth-beneath-us-isnt-fighting/): Late one night, a single line appeared in my head and kept me awake: “The earth beneath us isn’t fighting.” I couldn’t find it anywhere online, so I explored its meaning — and imagined the chapter it could have opened.
- [Soundtrack to a Dream: Six Songs That Capture the World of Dreams Don’t Always End](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/soundtrack-to-a-dream/): Music has a way of slipping between dreams and reality, carrying memories and emotions we can’t quite name. In this post, I share six songs—from Portishead to Nick Cave—that capture the atmosphere of Dreams Don’t Always End, each track echoing the book’s stillness, unease, and moments of quiet revelation.
- [Dream Interpretation, Van Crashes, and the Dream That Sparked My Nove](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/dream-interpretation-and-the-novel-it-inspired/): Despite what the internet says, I’ve never dreamed about my teeth falling out. But a dream I had about a van crash on the M4 stayed with me for over 20 years — and eventually became the foundation for my novel, Dreams Don’t Always End. This post explores why some dreams linger, how I never truly interpreted mine, and why writing the book might have been the real interpretation all along
- [7 Dreamlike Novels That Blur Reality and Imagination](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/novels-about-dreams/): Dreams don’t always vanish with sleep. These 7 novels—including Dreams Don’t Always End—explore surreal spaces where time bends, memory fractures, and nothing is quite as it seems.
- [Symbolic Spaces in the Book: Flat, Corridor, Waiting Room](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/symbolic-locations-flat-corridor-waiting-room/): From a real-life flat where time stood still to a fictional corridor that reflects life’s uncertain direction, and a surreal X-ray room linking different versions of the self—this post explores how place and emotion intertwine in the world of Dreams Don’t Always End.
- [What If Time Didn’t Flow Straight?](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/what-if-time-didnt-flow-straight/): What if memory isn’t behind us, but beside us? In this reflective post, I explore the strange, looping nature of time, dream, and choice—drawing from the writing of his debut book and the haunting possibilities of what might have been.
- [Sketching the Future: Books 2 & 3 of the Series](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/books-two-and-three-inspiration-update/): Books Two and Three are still taking shape—slowly, quietly, and on their own terms. In this post, I share how images, memories, and subconscious threads are beginning to form the next stand-alone stories that will echo Dreams Don’t Always End.
- [The Visual World Behind Dreams Don’t Always End](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/visual-inspiration-dreams-dont-always-end/): The surreal atmosphere of Dreams Don’t Always End didn’t come from storyboards—it emerged from memory, shadow, and the strange pull of visual spaces. In this post, author Paul M. Newbery explores the photographs, architecture, and forgotten interiors that quietly shaped his novella’s haunting world.
- [The Dream Behind Dreams Don’t Always End – Author Story](https://paulmnewbery.co.uk/the-dream-behind-dreams-dont-always-end/): A recurring dream. A blurred period of life. And a story that surfaced slowly, guided by something just out of reach. In this post, author Paul M. Newbery shares the surreal inspiration behind his debut novella Dreams Don’t Always End—a journey shaped by memory, shadow, and the quiet pull of transformation.

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