‘Tis the Season to Thank Your Muse
My theory is you shouldn’t apologize for believing in an idea-channeling muse. You should just be sure to feed her. ~ Laurie Seidler~ Whenever I teach dream work to writers or others, I remind them to practice gratefulness for their dreams and dream messengers by taking some kind of immediate action to honor the dream. […]
NO! Don’t Kill Your Darlings!
Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it—whole-heartedly—and delete it before sending your manuscript to press. Murder your darlings. ~Arthur Quiller-Couch, Cambridge lecture in 1914~ How many times at writing conferences, seminars, workshops and coaching have you heard that advice? A dozen times if not a hundred times […]
Bring Sacred Love to Your Creativity
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse Theme, The Lovers. A Major Arcana card, this card speaks about Spirit, Love, and the integration of opposites–masculine/feminine, spiritual/physical, sacred/secular. Be aware this week of bringing that greater Love into everything you do in your creative work. Manifesting your Love for your ideas, your work and your clients works […]
Do You Take Your Creative Work Out for Dinner and a Dance?
Do You Take Your Creative Work Out for Dinner and a Dance? I witnessed part of an interesting ritual the other night. No, it wasn’t on the History Channel or in the National Geographic. It was in a restaurant near my aunt’s home where I am staying while helping out my son and daughter-in-law with […]
What — or Who — is the Muse? And Three Ways to Invite Her to Visit
When I started talking about the branding and name for my business, Divining the Muse, some people argued against it, suggesting that most people would not recognize what a Muse is. While I agreed that some might not, I also insisted that most people who work in the creative arts would know. And those who […]