Re: Attn Muse: Your current duties

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:18:47 +0100, Helen Hall
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In message <1i3m0ip.1unr3t25axe9hN%mastout@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, MA Stout
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Elf M. Sternberg <elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


But straight up SF? Usually, that's just the spices and sauce
of my stories, not the main course. So trying to get "on track" with
something new and different has been difficult. Training my
subconscious to "do something else" is always a big task.

Elf

Well, there's your problem. You're trying to get the old muse to do the
new muse's job. Time to call for resumés.

I've been getting nothing from my muse for weeks. I thought she was
trying to tell me that I still needed to do some planning and
brainstorming before she had enough to work with, but it's just dawned
on me where she is. She must still be on holiday in the US. I haven't
had a peep out of her since we came back from the Rockies. How does one
entice one's muse back home? :)

Try going back to where you lost her. Not physically, but in your
imagination. Take a breather, lean back in your recliner and think
about those snow-covered peaks, the majestic trees and valleys. Maybe
this will entice her out of the underbrush and onto your sled. ;-)

I had good luck using this technique, 'going to Mexico in my mind,'
when my Mexican fantasy muse wanted to fade out.
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JamesE
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