I’m back, bitches! Every first Monday of the month, I get to take over. And today, I’m going to tell you why I’m
awesome.
But let’s get business out of the way first. Look
up! See something new? That’s the Muse Mondays page, where you can sign up and
join all the festivities. Why would you want to join? Because I said so!
All right, now that’s over, back to the real
reason why you’re here: me! I’m kidding, I’m kidding. Geez. Well, sort of. I’m
actually gonna talk about why your muse is perfect and why you should always listen
to him/her.
We’re fickle creatures, really. I mean, I certainly
don’t stay put for very long. I’ve got quite the short attention span. But that
doesn’t mean I’m not ever helpful. I
just have a lot of shit to do, you know? I’m distracted by shiny objects. And
cute boys. And snacks. But whatever. I’m a creative person. I get it. There are days where you sit around hoping that inspiration
strikes, and then there are days where you say to yourself, “fuck it, if I want
to write, then I’m gonna write!” Easier said than done, right? It’s those times
that you force yourself that it feels off—the fact that you weren’t really
feeling it shows up in your writing. It’s because you need your inspiration—you
need your muse. And sometimes we’re
just not around.
Anyway, I said something about your muse being
perfect, right? Right. Well, that’s because they are. Perfect for you. And, please, do not get it into your head that you created us or chose
us or whatever bullshit reason you have come up with. We exist just fine on our
own, and we chose you. Sometimes you’ve got a good story,
but you can’t tell it on your own. You need somebody to help. That’s where you
come in. It’s the perfect relationship, don’t you think? We need a person with
fingers to type and words in their head and you need somebody to inspire you
and give you ideas.
But I guess the main thing I’m trying to say here
is that you need to trust your muse. Even if it doesn’t make sense. If you get
struck with an idea and you don’t think it’s going to work, try it anyway.
Trust me, there’s a reason for it. What’s the worst that could happen? If you
finish it and you know it doesn’t work, so you lose a few minutes. You probably
would have spent more time wondering about it if you didn’t write it. Things
don’t always work out. I mean, we’ve
written some horrible shit that seemed perfect at the time. But, you know,
things change. If you let ideas build up inside your head then, well, you’re
just gonna explode. And nobody wants that (I mean, brain explosions. Others are
just fine *wink wink*).
How many times have you written something that
seemed insignificant but then you looked back and saw just how perfect it was?
Or you somehow worked some genius symbolism that you didn’t even notice? Yeah,
well, you’re welcome. You know when
they say, trust your gut? Well, in writing that just means trust your muse. Because
we know what the fuck we’re doing, all right?
All right, I’m done rambling. I’ll see all you
losers in a month.
JP
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