Courting my Muse

[Never]

What, Calliope doesn't swing that way?
I have a notebook half full of junk here and ink stains on my nightgown (thank you Killer) but I don't deserve a passing glance?

I know there are a bunch of writer types out there who she'll at least get to first base with, help me out here.

What do I have to do to get this girl's attention? (<-- That's the point of the thread)
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Oh, and I'm not writing, I'm drawing.

 

[naudiz]

I wish I knew. She's been giving the the cold shoulder for a few months now. Taking a vacation helped some, though I'm still pretty tapped for ideas. I'm just not so stressed out about it now.

Taking a break can be good. Playing hard-to-get might grab her attention.

 

[Nicole]

Who??? What???

 

[LittleRedDevil]

Who??? What???

Calliope, the muse. I think Never is trying to grab her by the hair. In other words, I do believe that Never has a case of writers block. Am I close?



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"Sometimes, fate just needs a swift kick in the ass."
-Megan Irwin, a girl I used to know

 

[Ambrosious]

Try counting.

 

[Never]

LittleRedDevil:
"Calliope, the muse. I think Never is trying to grab her by the hair. In other words, I do believe that Never has a case of writers block. Am I close?"

Correct, my good devil. Only in my case it's artist's block.

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It's not working.

 

[Ambrosious]

Huh,

As much as you enjoy it, I was sure that it would help.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

The only way I can break writers block is to realize that it's happening and let it. I give up on trying to write prose, even coherent sentences, and do "Writer's Maintenance" instead. I find it's a great time to do things like research, outlining, printing out title pages with my name on it over and over again, re-organize an old treatments, writing down ideas for screenplays I'll never write but the world really should know about one day, etc. etc. All the while I write easy things like letters to friends, posts on Literotica, and grocery lists.

Writing erotica helped me once. My first story here was a great exercise, and got my brain back into the swing of things.

 

[KillerMuffin]

Don't force her Never, She is a fickle lover, woo her, caress her, show her that you need her. She'll leave you if you try to make her come to you, but if you just do enough to tempt her.

Other than that, change what you're doing. When I get blocked on one story, I move onto to another. Sometimes I just do "character sketches" which are just page/page and half long writing that does nothing but develop a character.

I'm sure you can do something similar in drawing. Whatever it takes to dislodge the ennui that's set in. Something inside of you has stagnated with whatever it is you've been doing, bored you. Move on to something fresh, you can always come back to it later, right?

 

[CreamyLady]

I court Cerridwen, and the price she exacts is horrendous; every scrap of myself.

It takes me a long time to recreate myself between stories, and The Sunpath just about did me in.

When I'm restructured, I can take another sip from the cauldron of inspiration. Pending that day, though, I'm taking it easy. I'm not ready to bleed all over a page yet.

 

[Never]

Who was your muse?

Killer, I always assumed she was put off by my complete lack of skill in this particular area. I've been jumping from people to leaves to trees to houses to the funny icons on this web page it's like "Ho, hum, is that all you have to offer me? I'll come back in a week or two to see if you can muster something better."

I don't mean this as an insult to writers but the skill or writing is so much easier. Spelling, grammar, complete thoughts, and sentences are easier to create than hands, feet, and wings (Of course, you wouldn't know that by reading my posts). I'm not saying good writing is simple, but I have no talent when it comes to drawing and I think that's what's holding me back.

I look at what I'm doing and I think 'That's crap - next page please'.

DCL, I was doing character sketches, mayhap some inking and coloring would help?



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This your girl, CreamyLady? You're not suggesting I cheat on Kalliope, are you? No criticism intended but those Celtic goddesses were some harsh mothers - no wonder you get so bitchy at times.

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Off to draw some blood.

 

[CreamyLady]

No, don't cheat on Kalliope. Give her her due, though. A libation under the new moon -- that's the ticket.

As for being bitchy, it just goes with the territory. I'm mostly Celt myself, and of a certain age, and my tolerance for stupidity and mean people isn't what it used to be. Nor, I'm sorry to say, is my perception.

 

[Gingersnap]

Never I sometimes get stuck when I am sketching and everything just looks wrong wrong wrong. Instead I will start taking pictures and somehow when looking thru the lens it helps me refocus on what it is I am trying to express.
I once did my whole day in pictures trying without words to capture the essence of my life in that day. I was amazed at how it then translated to the sketch pad. Good Luck!!

 

[Never]

CreamyLady,
Is long as I don't fit into your perseption of stupid of mean I have no problem with that.

Gingersnap,
No that's an idea. Getting a camera would give me much more to work from and I've been trying to come up with an excuse for buying one for awhile.

Thanks for the great ideas everyone!

 

[CreamyLady]

You aren't either stupid or mean, Never.

by the way, I have that same figure of Cerridwen on my wall. She's glaring at me as I type.

 

[Never]

She's glaring at you?
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

 

[CreamyLady]

As far as I know -- and the Good Goddess does not have a very sunny personality -- she just glares. It's what she does.

That and stir the cauldron, and take people's souls in exchange for inspiration. It all goes back into the pot, so it isn't really wasteful.

It's just that one is never sure just what the heck one is drinking.