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Managing the Muse

August 17, 2016 by Anne Janzer 2 Comments

I wake for some unknown reason in the early, still-dark morning. A quick glance at the clock reveals that it’s 5am, so I settle back into bed, willing myself to sleep. I want and need those next two hours of slumber. As I try to resume where I left off, an idea for a blog post pops into […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: creativity, inspiration, Muse, Scribe, writing

Battling Distraction When Writing

August 3, 2016 by Anne Janzer 3 Comments

Remember the talking dogs in the Pixar movie “Up?” If you haven’t seen it, the dogs are outfitted with a device that translates their thoughts and barks into human language so we can hear what’s going on in their heads, to great comic effect. One running joke is that whenever a squirrel is nearby, every other thought vanishes. All of […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: attention, distraction, Muse, Pixar, Scribe, squirrel, Up, Willpower, writing

What Inspires Your Writing?

July 20, 2016 by Anne Janzer Leave a Comment

Getting To Know Your Muse Inspiration may appear in dreams. New ideas or complete phrases might pop into your head when you’re doing the dishes. Or, you’ll be in the shower when you suddenly think of a wonderful approach for something you’re writing. Our best ideas seem to come from places beyond our intentional control. That’s probably why the Greeks personified inspiration in the […]

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