Monday, April 10, 2006
Or maybe schizophrenia....
Trying to finish Raven's White Hart - really. Now at 64% complete. But going slooowwwly. Not quite sure why... I got on a good roll with the long outdoor sex scene and fixed it up a bit more when I realized (and my test reader concurred) that I had too much he/she going on.
But my muse really wants to talk about other characters. Or other books entirely....
Sheesh. Between that and my periodic bouts of suckitis, it's hard to keep going sometimes....
Too bad there's no Ritalin for muses....
Trying to finish Raven's White Hart - really. Now at 64% complete. But going slooowwwly. Not quite sure why... I got on a good roll with the long outdoor sex scene and fixed it up a bit more when I realized (and my test reader concurred) that I had too much he/she going on.
But my muse really wants to talk about other characters. Or other books entirely....
Sheesh. Between that and my periodic bouts of suckitis, it's hard to keep going sometimes....
Too bad there's no Ritalin for muses....
posted by Maura Anderson at 9:58 PM
Maura, based on this entry, have I got something for you! ;-)
byI have the perfect tees in my storefront that reads "I think my muse has been drinking again." LOL!
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Christina
Maura, use your ADD to your advantage! I'm serious, girl! I honestly have it and have learned to work with it...wouldn't know what to do without it!
byKnow what I do, when it "acts up"? I put that mani down for a second, and outline or jot down ideas for another. But...as I'm doing that, in the back of my mind is the one I put away. For whatever reason, the muse was not cooperating and it's best to leave it alone until it is again. I absolutely don't force it.
But instead of not writing at all, I start the IDEA of another one. Don't actually write it, just start jotting down ideas. I'm fairly new to writing, but so far, this has kick started my muse so I can go back in and finish!
keep plugging away...and if all else fails, go write another long sex scene. That can be the very thing you need to kick your muse back into action ;)