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awww. No I dont think there is a repair shop anywhere. Just let yourself relax a bit, go and read sometimes that inspires me to write Good luck

What Soma said. Go out and live a little without looking for a story. When you come back, you'll have a treasure trove of new experiences that will inspire you to write.

Some think I'm nuts, but my muse responds well to a regular schedule... a bit of discipline. Try it, or if you're already doing that, switch projects.

I need to talk to my muse about her frequent vacations, but she's busy right now.

I am with annew. I write every day. It keeps my muse working and keeps me happy. Even if the words are crap and will ultimately be tossed out the window. Or placed in the Recycle Bin. LOL

stitchingirl said:

Is there somewhere you can send yours in for repair? I think mine is broken. Maybe it has a shelf life and it's expired. I can't remember where I even got mine from the first time. Maybe it is old. I've been writing since 1985, so maybe its expired.

I NEED A NEW MUSE!

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They like to do that until you get them trained.

You train them by writing every day, even when you think you can't. They're never 100% obedient after that, but they do a pretty decent job of coming when you call them.

I'd give serious thought to changing your muse. I never got on well with the female of the species ... the male one I have now is a very different ball game (read into that what you will) who has inspired me to keep a journal(written up every night before I go to sleep and sometimes during the day with ideas and what nots) and to write most days. The days I don't write the muse does not rest - he is so full of ideas so I take said ideas and plot and plan ...

Maybe he/she just needs to get laid. You never know...

stitchingirl said:

Would I get into trouble for prostitution? How do you know if your muse needs to get laid?

It's on the individual person to get their own "booty call". Not my department. Hmm...maybe that's the trouble. Maybe I need to switch from woman to man.

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You'd know from the ideas that keep popping into your head!

My muse is always threatening a divorce.

Hate to say this, but Muses are a myth.

The inspiration is YOU.

Don't listen to the nasty, bitter ferret.

Yes, a 'muse' is the personification of whatever inspires us. Big deal. So it's a made-up person? Do we not make people up all the time as part of our writing career?

Shadow_Ferret said:

Hate to say this, but Muses are a myth.

The inspiration is YOU.

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If you hate to say it then don't.

Agree with Scarletpeaches.

Cant we all just hug and kiss and make love... ;p na kidding, just relax you're not alone...

Female muses respond remarkably well to chocolate -- dark chocolate.
And even if she doesn't, at least you have chocolate.

scarletpeaches said:

Don't listen to the nasty, bitter ferret.

Yes, a 'muse' is the personification of whatever inspires us. Big deal. So it's a made-up person? Do we not make people up all the time as part of our writing career?

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And yet, you don't believe in "writer's block."

Shakesbear said:

If you hate to say it then don't.

Agree with Scarletpeaches.

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Too late. Already said it.

Shadow_Ferret said:

And yet, you don't believe in "writer's block."

Too late. Already said it.

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LOL!!

Shadow_Ferret said:

And yet, you don't believe in "writer's block."

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So? What's your point?

Oh, right. You think I'm one of those people who actually believes the muse is a real, living being whose moods can either bestow Golden Prose or not, which to anyone else would mean striking a writer with the curse of writer's block?

Right. And there was me thinking talking about 'the muse' was merely the personification of being in the zone.

Silly me for thinking this game could sometimes be fun.

Um. No. I was thinking that sometimes writers blame "writer's block" for their failure to write something. Its a term used to personify a temporary lack of ideas, just like muse. I was trying to point out that you were being inconsistent by defending one while bashing the other.

Either way, I certainly didn't expect you to get angry about it, SP.