Dream of Writing: An Original Screenplay

In Dream of Writing by Gregory L. Fischer Jr., College senior Ramen Noodle (Ray) dreams of making it big as a screenwriter, but his reality is far from Hollywood fame. He sacrificed a football scholarship to attend Orleans University, yet now he’s stuck working as a bartender in the French Quarter, failing his crucial capstone course. Haunted by recurring nightmares of a cannibal wearing an alligator mask terrorizing a rural town, Ramen channels his dark visions into a horror screenplay. But as his drug-induced dreams blur the line between fantasy and reality, he begins to question what’s real—his love for his girlfriend or his obsession with success. As his nightmares threaten to consume him, Ramen must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice to achieve his dream—a haunting tale of ambition, obsession, and the cost of chasing the impossible.

This is not your regular book, but a deftly composed work for the Motion Picture. You will follow the Ramen through his regular classes, bar work, romantic encounters, and into surreal, supernatural dream sequences involving voodoo rituals, a menacing alligator-headed figure, and the haunting influence of obsession and ambition. Fischer is skilled in the craft and employs a set of techniques to deliver a screenplay that wins on multiple levels. He balances mundane college life with intense dream scenes through clever transitions, montages, and vivid scene descriptions. The conflict is existential and psychological, and the voodoo ritual and the menacing Alligator Man become symbols of Ramen’s struggles, insecurities, and obsession. What makes this screenplay especially impactful is Fischer’s use of symbolism and imagery, which evoke a visceral sense of dread and introspection. The recurring voodoo motifs, the glowing box, and the dream scenes are metaphors for the toll of obsession on the artist. The screenplay’s effective use of tension, combined with its poetic language and mystical symbolism, will immerse you in Ramen’s psychological torment. Dream of Writing felt like actually watching this character in a movie, well-crafted and cleverly delivered.