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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Wanted


Wanted: Muse

Answers To: "Muse," "Inspiration," and "Hey, you."

Description: Normally in a toga sporting a wreath of laurel, Muse has been known to take on more modern forms. Sometimes seen as tall, dark, and handsome, or as a box of Esther Price chocolates.

Last Seen: Near a sequel to Stream Pirate before leaping out a window, sliding past a retelling of a fairy tale, and running through four lanes of oncoming myths.

Time Since Disappearance: At least sixteen YouTube videos.

Reward: A kick-butt story idea.

Muse is considered to be armed and dangerous, seen to possess distracting movies, nagging homework, and shiny objects. If found, approach with caution.
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13 comments:

  1. Natalie WhippleFebruary 21, 2009 at 8:01 PM

    See, you gotta play hard to get. Bring someone else into the picture—talk to a friend (hey, I'm always on chat:)) about your writing. Muse notices you don't need her/him and magically comes running back. (At least 65% of the time.)

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  2. Sara RaaschFebruary 21, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    Ooo that's true. I never thought of using jealousy as bait...Muse is a rather jealous thing by nature.

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  3. Tara MayaFebruary 21, 2009 at 11:07 PM

    I've found deadlines work. Not writing deadlines, heavens no, but any other kind of deadline. Midterms, taxes, anything which absolutely must be done immediately. Inevitably, that's when inspiration hits. :)

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  4. Jill WheelerFebruary 22, 2009 at 6:06 AM

    Tara is right... All I need to get me writing is a big stack of papers to grade. Or a huge pile of laundry.

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  5. Sara RaaschFebruary 22, 2009 at 8:17 AM

    So -- I SHOULD do homework? But-- But-- *stomps foot* I don't wanna!

    Though it is true. As soon as I start getting busy, it'll swoop in. Hm. So many good ideas! Muse is bound to come scampering back in no time.

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  6. lisa and lauraFebruary 24, 2009 at 6:33 AM

    If I find your muse I can't promise that I'll return him immediately. You know, kind of a loaner type deal. But just until I get a fab new idea for our next book. Promise.

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  7. Sara RaaschFebruary 24, 2009 at 7:17 AM

    Hm. I guess there is always that "finders keepers" rule. Darn it.

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  8. Wyman StewartFebruary 25, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    New visitor here. Nice border on your blogsite, interesting videos, and you seem to be imaginative. I think I liked your excerpt from "The Queen of Winter Trilogy" best. I look forward to seeing more posts by you in the near future. As a state Governor once said, "I'll be back", despite my troll-like physique. ;-)

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  9. Tara MayaFebruary 25, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    You may have seen this already, but it made me think of your YouTube thingy on "dating" an agent. Here it is from the agent's PoV.

    http://must-love-books.blogspot.com/2009/02/books-and-dating.html

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  10. Sara RaaschFebruary 25, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    Hi, Wyman! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  11. Sara RaaschFebruary 25, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    Tara -- That is awesome! I've been seeing a lot of people drawing that parallel lately; it's just too true, I guess.

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  12. Tara MayaFebruary 25, 2009 at 5:54 PM

    Yeah, I got a reject letter on Valentine's Day, which definitely made me draw the parallel in my mind with other Valentine fiascos in my life. ;)

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  13. Sara RaaschFebruary 25, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    Oh ouch! That's a little TOO ironic...

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