Do you remember doing simple things as a kid that brought such an abundance of joy? Picking dandelions, making a wish, and blowing the fluff to the bright, blue sky. Finding a refrigerator box and making a puppet theater, a castle, a rocket ship. Lying on the ground and imagining clouds into fire-breathing dragons and playful puppies romping across the sky. Rolling down a grassy knoll until you were too dizzy to walk. When every day of summer was a new adventure.
As writers we get to retain that wonder of a new story living in our heads, coming out to play, and bringing delight to others. Each story is a new day and each day can bring a new story.
Writers block is your muse telling you you’ve lost that wonder, that you’re telling the story wrong. Your muse is the fun kid on the block who always knew a thousand ways to have fun on a hot summer day with a box and some imagination. Go! Chase after him. Summer is only so long. Don’t lose the wonder!!
Jill James, writer of romance, kid at heart
The Zombie Hunter’s Wife is coming soon! Book 2 – Time of Zombies series
Authors of Main Street 
I love this line:
“Your muse is the fun kid on the block who always knew a thousand ways to have fun on a hot summer day with a box and some imagination.”
What a great way to think about your muse! 🙂
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Thanks. When you make friends with your muse they tend to stick around. 🙂
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I think you’re right! There have a been a few times that I chased my muse away. Then I realized how unhappy I was. I’m much more balanced when my muse is active.
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E., I think you hit the nail on the head. We need that balance.
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I totally agree. My muse is a sassy girl in pigtails. She wants me to write all the time, especially right as I’m falling asleep. lol! I tried to pigeonhole her and she didn’t like that. She pouted for awhile and I couldn’t put two words together. I won’t make that mistake again. 🙂
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I love the idea of a sassy girl in pigtails.
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I still see objects in the clouds. Tonight I saw a giant sperm whale. The wind had whipped that cloud into a smooth whale with a very white belly. I almost took a pic with my phone’s camera. The other night there was a giant teddy bear and a little girl/doll with it.
OTOH, if I’m rolling down a hill, it’s not on purpose!
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I love cloud-watching. As we get older, sometimes we forget about the simple pleasures. As I always tell my kids, live in this moment.
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Lovely post, Jill. Thanks!
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Glad you liked it.
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Day dreaming is the best way to trigger your muse. We can’t lose the kid in us. Love the post!
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Thanks, Carol.
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