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Finding Your Muse
1. 750 Interactions 2. 1000 Interactions 3. Have 2 Soda Pops 4. 800 Interactions 5. Kirlia at Level 50 6. 600 Interactions 7. Drilbur at Level 30 8. Have 70 people feed Drilbur a Pecha berry 9. Defeat Scolipede Group (3 Pokemon Level 26-50) 10. Find the special exploration item (Barrette) 11. 1500 Interactions 12. 5000 Interactions 13. 800 Interactions 14. 500 Interactions
Prize: Meloetta Egg
(Please message me if you know pokemon that are battled in step 9.)
It's happened before and it will happen again
It’s happened before and it will happen again
They are gone. The words from my beloved muse have disappeared from the recesses of my brain and left behind a stagnant pool of mush. I want desperately to write and, ironically, the only thing I can come up with is a post about not being able to write.
I have been in this situation before. After sulking for a few days, my muse returned ready to fight the good fight again and we wrote. Sometimes…
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Opening Doors to Surprise: Finding My Muse by Merril Smith
Opening Doors to Surprise: Finding My Muse by Merril Smith
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler with Merril Smith/@merril_mds “Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment.”– Carl Sandburg, Good Morning, America (1928). “Doors” Pixabay Free Image It is my pleasure to introduce you to Merril Smith. Merril and I met online through our blogs. I have been drawn to her online…
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Training The Un-amusing Muse
Training The Un-amusing Muse
“Toz, where the frog are you now?” That’s me foaming at the mouth yesterday morning. But frog—really? My daughter’s been sanitizing my language. Without swearing, I can find Waldo in his red striped hat, no matter how well he hides. Not so with Toz. I named my muse after a dog I once had who snuck through untended doors, off down the block, and gone. I’d call and call in a panic as hours turned…
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That’s a Wrap!
The Finding Your Muse Challenge has ended!
So how did everyone do?
Reminder:
Today is the last day of the Finding Your Muse Challenge! You can still participate today! Feel free to leave any comments on the challenge below.
Thoughts?
So. Someone asked me how I was okay with Telonia being with both men AND women without getting uncomfortable as her Mun. Here is what followed:
So. I was raised by my mom and grandma for my whole life. That being the case, I've always been a rather open minded kind of guy. Back in school, I was friends with the people that didn't exactly fit in. (I'm from Texas, so yeah) That being the case, I always hung out with gay guys, lesbians, bisexual guys and girls, etc. I even went through a bisexual period, myself. Wasn't exactly the most popular because of it, but I didn't care. Even now, I call myself heterosexual, but that's only because I tried both sides, and stuck with the one that I preferred. Even now, I still tend to find some men attractive. But that's just me. When it comes to my writing, I like to get into my characters' heads. I plant the seed with the backstory, then I water it with a little exploration of the character's personality and how their history would have shaped them into what they are now. Eventually, I watch that seed bloom into a beautiful flower. Whether that flower is a spring lily or a nightshade all depends on how the roleplay shapes them. So, in the end, you could say I'm like a gardener to the flowers that are my characters. And what gardener would deprive the plants they labored to create of the things they want and need? All flowers are beautiful when they bloom. It doesn't matter whether they bloom at dawn, shimmer in the dusk, or show their petals all the time. They are living things. And I give them what they want and need, whether it suits my preference or not.
Have you ever had a person that was your creative muse? If so, how did you keep writing after losing contact with them? This happened to me, and I can't seem to get inspiration without them. :/
I have gone through this actually, and I learned two valuable lessons through the whole experience.
First, you can’t rely on one person to inspire you.
A good friend can help your writing in two ways. They can give you ideas, and they can keep you motivated. Their experiences, their energy, their resiliency - those things can inspire you to write a great character. Their encouragement, their support, and their passion for your words can keep you moving forward.
But ideas for stories and characters should come from everyone you meet and everywhere you go. They should come from things you read, or watch, listen to, or experience. If you’re finding that you have absolutely no ideas for stories, then you need to go and hunt a little. Take up a new hobby or make an effort to get to know your coworkers or family members better. Or, if nothing else, just read! Reading can be an amazing way to get inspired when you have no idea what to write.
If you find you’re not lacking in ideas and simply need a push to keep going, then find some writing friends you can talk to. Even if it’s simply going on an online message board or community and finding like-minded writers. NaNoWriMo keeps their forums open year round. All you need sometimes is having someone to tell, “I had a great writing day,” or to give you some support when things just aren’t going well.
But ultimately, you need to let your muse come from within. External influences like friends and family can help inspire you, but your muse is what lives in you and pushes you to keep writing. It’s the reason that you even asked this question - because you want to write. Because your life would be missing something without it.
Second thing I learned is that sometimes you have to write when you don’t want to write.
It’s amazing to write when you’re inspired. It’s more exciting, and it can be a miracle how fast the words come out of you. But sometimes inspiration comes in the midst of forcing yourself to get something down. When you have to write that next sentence, your creativity can unexpectedly show up, even when you thought it’d been lying dormant for months.
I hope you keep writing. Your muse didn’t leave you. It's still in there pushing you to keep going.
-R
