Happy 4th of July!
May the MUSE be with you: Currently, I have two books in the
writing stage - WIPs (Works In Progress)-to be exact, and I’m having trouble
finding time to write--again. So much for my budgeted schedule. What usually
happens is when I have the time, I’m not inspired. When I’m inspired, I don’t
have the time. In fact, most of my best thoughts are when I’m in bed, getting
ready to fall asleep. Do I keep a tablet on my bedside table? Nope. And even if
I did, I’d have to wake up enough to jot something down. By then, I’d be wide
awake. Might as well get up and write.
Take last night, for example. I’ve been nit-picking a scene
to death in my current WIP titled BLOOD MOON. Lying in bed, trying to drift
off, I worked out the perfect solution. This morning, I couldn’t for the life
of me, remember. It came to me later on…or the bones of it did; but I can’t
help feel like I’m forgetting one good part.
Does my cell phone have a voice record app? I have no idea.
Another method used by writers that doesn’t work for me is
jotting down notes wherever I am--oh, when the thought hits, I jot it down,
alright. But when I look for the paper, I can’t find it. Count me zero for two
lately on that little idea. For crying out loud…I DO carry a notebook! It’s
usually in my car when I need it. Cell phone recorder would work there, as
well. I’m beginning to see a pattern.
What do you do when the muse strikes?
Dedication of my book:To my grandchildren…a.k.a. The Grands.
No words needed.
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2 comments:
A couple of weeks ago, as I was driving to a workshop, I thought of a beginning for a picture book. I pulled off the road and jotted it down, because I can't always rely on my brain to retrieve the thought. What I did with the paper on which I jotted the phrase is a mystery. Great minds think alike, huh?
This follows a seminar my DIL attended where they were told "writers carry a little notebook because they continuously jot down ideas for stories..." :-( I can't find my notebook, Nancy!
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