I'm Looking for My Muse

Despite the fact that I've taught classes on how to overcome this problem, including for the RWA National conference in Reno last summer, I have to confess that I struggled horribly with writer's block for most of 2005.

With the New Year comes a new determination to get back in touch with my creativity, get some goddamned discipline and get a clue as to what I really want to be writing.

Ever since Christmas, I've been goofing off from the Work in Progress due to holiday madness and a lack of vision in regard to this story. So I've been playing. Yes, playing. I gave my inner child permission to 'be' and she's been having a good old time.

There's a great article on Jennifer Crusie's site that got me so jazzed I spent _hours_ browsing magazines at Barnes& Noble. I've started something for my wip, and though I'm nowhere near finished, it's already helping me visualize the story!

Also I was at Walmart with my son, looking for a new outfit for the Fairytopia Barbie in my office [My muse is called the Fiction Fairy]. Then my six year old grabbed something off the shelf and said, maybe she's not helping me work because she needs her own computer. Zac held up a Barbie Fashion Fever Study Room box- it has a desk with a PC, manuscript pages, Kleenex and a latte cup! The Fiction Fairy seems much happier now and I'm hoping to get back to writing again!