Okay, I want an agent, to be published, and have millions read my work, but this is really about what your characters wanted or received. Even if the holidays don’t happen during the span of time your novel takes place, what would they want for Christmas, Hanuka, or whichever holiday your characters celebrate?

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Let’s see what it inspires in you.

You can find this picture here.

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Write a story using this picture as inspiration

and twitter about it, you

could win a set of UNIBALL pens! Winner will be

picked at random!

And keep it PG-13!

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Let’s have your story for this picture.

You can find this picture here.

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Here’s the video (not great) and the lyrics (awesome). Love the music. Love the words.

Let’s see how this inspires you.

Here are the lyrics:

I hate the way that my words come together at your expense
Wish that when I wrote I wouldn’t have to be so honest
Show some tact or show some class or maybe just some respect
I’ll respect you when you respect me, what can you expect?
I’m just being honest

I still fight the urge to call, I know there’s nothing to say
I still love you and I think about you every day
It’s not easy for me though I know I act like it is
Feel the pain that hurts so bad I guess I’ve gotta fake it
Just like I’ve gotta say this

That this song is the b-side to the truth
About how I really feel about you
And I know sometimes my words they burn like hell
But I still want you, if you can’t tell

It’s hard to see you I know that we’ve got to act like we’re friends
Force a smile, fake a hug and try not to act nervous
“How am I? I’m good, no great, no perfect, life’s just a treat”
Ask you question after question, I don’t want you to leave
I just want you to see

That this song is the b-side to the truth
About how I really feel about you
And I know sometimes my words they burn like hell
I still want you, if you can’t tell

I’ve got the keys if you wanna roll
I’ll take you anywhere that you wanna go
We’ll climb in the backseat like when we first met
I’ll lay on my back while you lay on my chest

I’ve got the keys if you wanna roll
I’ll take you anywhere that you wanna go
We’ll climb in the backseat like when we first met
I’ll lay on my back while you lay on my chest
While you lay on my chest

This song is the b-side to the truth

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Let’s see what y’all have for this picture.

You can find this image here.

Now go write that story.

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Here we go:

Picture found here.

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~William Shakespeare

Today, we’re going to do something a little different. Most Tuesdays I post a picture that acts as a muse to inspire us to write. Today, I want to know what your muses are. What normally inspires you?

Is it song?

A certain picture?

Another writer?

All these things have inspired me. I am privileged in always finding something to write about, even if it’s not always what I want to work on. But my main muse would have to be my husband. I feel the way he’s given me confidence has helped me more than anything else.

Next comes, music. I’ve always loved dance. To feel the music beat through your body. Feel the emotions it stirs, until your body must move to meet the beat, the harmony, the lyrics. Writing is a dance of my soul. As I sit at my computer, the lyrics are not always noticed, but the beat and melodies pump through my body and soul, telling me what to write. I do not write as well without music playing in the background. Sometimes softly, sometimes in a demand to be heard.

“Spend time every day listening to what your muse is trying to tell you.”

~Saint Bartholomew

Before we start writing, to we take time to listen? Are we calm? I cannot write well if I do not allow myself to feel the emotions of my character. The music I listen to often reflects how they feel.

“Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it”

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I freely admit, sleep is my downfall when I write. As in, I don’t get enough. I stay up too late, because the kids are in bed, and I can write uninterrupted. My health is pretty good most days, but I do know if I don’t exercise and sleep well, I’m not at my best. (We’re going to share a guest blogger’s post on this next week.)

“Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief that you cannot bear the pain. But you have already borne the pain. What you have not done is feel all you are beyond the pain.”

~Saint Bartholomew

We’ve all borne great pains in our lives. Why not turn them into a muse and build from them. The best told tales come from those where heartache had been involved.

Everything can be turned into good if you simply write it.

So now you know how I write. Let me hear from you. Where do your MUSES lay?

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Remember, write your story before you read the others. I will post my story in the comments as well. Have fun, and let the creativity begin!

Here is the picture:

The link to this picture is here.

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