Can I ask some advice? I love my muse to the moon and back, but I've lost inspiration for them and it's been weeks. Threads and asks were left unanswered for months. Is there a way to get my muse back? Thanks for reading this. You guys honestly do a great job on making the blog an open place for all rpers.
Muses can be fickle things. Sometimes, they just aren’t there and it is really okay to take a hiatus if you need/want to. That said, here are some things that work for me when I’m feeling stuck, even if some of them seem a little counter-intuitive.
1) Re-watch/read/listen to canon/your inspirational material: Sometimes it just helps to refresh yourself on what your character went through, how they react, and see why you love them in action again.
2) Search out new inspirational material: Track down new stuff you like that reminds you of your character. These could be posts, music, whatever you like. Ideally, it will inspire your muse and you’ll find new things to like.
3) Give yourself permission to do something else: When I get stuck a lot of times I really want to be on Tumblr writing up a storm and end up spinning my wheels like a car stuck in the mud. I’ll check notes and stare at drafts and all I’m doing is pushing my muse further away.
If you would rather be watching a TV show or doing nothing, go enjoy other things for a little bit, it might inspire your muse to come back. If you aren’t enjoying yourself on Tumblr at all, close out all the tabs entirely for a little while just so you aren’t eternally staring into a blue void that makes you feel unproductive.
4) Brainstorm AUs!: Sometimes, you’re just not feeling canon/main verse material and your threads are going unanswered because that’s not what you want to write about. That’s okay. If you want to write a zombie apocalypse AU/ space cowboy AU/ nothing is sad and everything is great AU/ insert thing here AU, go for it! Build up an entire world, make up headcanons, post them on the blog if you want or share them with Skype friends. You might find that your inspiration for the character is there but maybe not for their usual scenario, and the normal inspiration will come back later with your interest in the muse as a whole.
5) Destress: I don’t know about you, but I have a ‘stress threshold’ where before that roleplaying is fun and a great destresser but once that stress threshold is exceeded, usually by real life events, I have a hard time getting into the zone and I’m spinning my wheels again.
Maybe take a few minutes to do something specifically to calm you down and settle you in. If you have something in mind that calms you down that’s awesome, or maybe you do a few vinyasas or give one of the many guided meditation or progressive muscle relaxation tracks a try (you can also google these, they are abundantly available on the internet and a little five step sequence is easy to memorize). Hopefully, it helps you get some muse back. If it doesn’t, you rock for taking good care of yourself. Gold star!
These are just things that worked for me and my style, so if you all have any additions feel free to respond and add them!
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