IMPERIAL ASKS / WRITING EXERCISES
commodus - what is your muse’s weapon of choice?
nero - what is your muse’s favourite work of art? ( any art: written, dance, music, sculpture, etc. )
tiberius - does your muse believe in any superstitions?
hannibal - what is a seemingly random memory your muse carries from childhood / youth?
k'inich janaab’ pakal - write about a time your muse was afraid of themselves.
constantine - what are your muse’s bad religious / moral habits?
qin shi huang - when your muse daydreams, where does their mind go?
cyrus - describe your muse’s ideal afternoon.
ivan the terrible - if your muse had a title ( like “the terrible” ) what would it be?
xerxes - what film soundtrack best describes your muse?
wu zetian - everyone feels like they should have been born in a different era, whether it is in the past or future. where on the timeline does your muse feel like they would have fit in better?
ptolemy - how does your muse feel about change?
genghis khan - does your muse consider themself a good person? how does this alter from reality?
michael viii palaiologos - does your muse believe that love is a feeling or a choice?
napoleon bonaparte - write an aesthetic paragraph / prose from your muse’s point of view, using first person and all.














