tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post5282393592750204168..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: Is it a muse, or is it a memory?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-78172039422354193852010-07-26T13:07:42.954-04:002010-07-26T13:07:42.954-04:00Wow! Your new alien species sounds fab, Cheryl. Ca...Wow! Your new alien species sounds fab, Cheryl. Can't wait to read it!Author Kathryne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206690509533777067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-88990992392812855562010-07-26T08:47:56.659-04:002010-07-26T08:47:56.659-04:00I know what you mean, Nancy. I hadn't done any...I know what you mean, Nancy. I hadn't done any sewing for a while either. It's nice to realize you haven't forgotten how!<br /><br />I agree that creativity takes many forms, Suzy. Writing is just the one I've been engaging in lately!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-80864298631618283822010-07-26T03:38:31.561-04:002010-07-26T03:38:31.561-04:00Loved the post, Cheryl!! I truly understand what ...Loved the post, Cheryl!! I truly understand what you said about the 'imaginative force' that inspires and goads us to be creative---and I agree with Nancy about the way it can certainly work for other creative processes as well.<br /><br />It certainly works for you!!!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688672020124932668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-87208209388535063542010-07-25T17:04:36.282-04:002010-07-25T17:04:36.282-04:00Cheryl...Actually I thought about you recently whe...Cheryl...Actually I thought about you recently when I was using my sewing machine...about when you were making your recent outfits for the RT Convention. I smiled. Until then I hadn't used my own machine in years! That's changed in the last few weeks and it's kind of cool to reacquaint myself with that skill.Nancy Bristowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695115758668799826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-85186516739869476342010-07-25T16:07:46.918-04:002010-07-25T16:07:46.918-04:00LOL! I can honestly say my muse has never tried to...LOL! I can honestly say my muse has never tried to strangle me, Sandy! Yours sounds very interesting! <br /><br />You're welcome, AC! I'm not sure how big a role this species will play in the book, but there's always the next one!<br /><br />That creative drive can take many forms, Nancy, and I've been very "hands on" in many of my projects, too. You really can get lost in them!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-5751405094693618272010-07-25T14:46:38.865-04:002010-07-25T14:46:38.865-04:00Good post Cheryl:) It connected with me.
I'm ...Good post Cheryl:) It connected with me.<br /><br />I'm thinking that anybody with a creative streak (author or non-author) has a muse of some kind IF we acknowledge it and let our minds wander about at will but really, I have no idea if that's true or not.<br /><br />I was gifted with a muse of sorts but not in any physical imaginative form...no him, no her, no form sitting on my shoulder nor verbal communication but rather an ability to let my mind see what isn't there YET in a space or working on a project (which covers a multitude of mediums). The words you used, "imaginative force", described the process perfectly as applied to me working with my hands rather than conjuring a story. <br /><br />I love being in that imaginative force, whether it's a moment or hours. I become oblivious of everything around me and find it exciting, comfortable and later, often exhausting but ultimately satisfying. I rather imagine it's the same as an author who gets in a groove and becomes "one" with her story...I become "one" with a project (I'm visually inclined and like to work with my hands...if you couldn't tell;)Nancy Bristowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695115758668799826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-79855399305576175292010-07-25T14:08:41.303-04:002010-07-25T14:08:41.303-04:00Hi Cheryl,
BIG THANX for the eye-candy!
How cool...Hi Cheryl,<br />BIG THANX for the eye-candy! <br /><br />How cool that you are writing about a race that is non-gender specific. I was watching a program on Australia the other night and they talked about a variety of fish (I think a Wrasse) that changes gender. Now there's an idea for an alien!<br /><br />You and your muse just need to keep up the GREAT WORK! Looking forward to Hero.<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-63286794601798223442010-07-25T13:40:57.876-04:002010-07-25T13:40:57.876-04:00Wonderful post, Cheryl! I love hearing about other...Wonderful post, Cheryl! I love hearing about other peoples' muses. I wrote about my hot, verbally abusive male muse on my blog: <a href="http://stranglingmymuse.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/my-muse-strangles-me/" rel="nofollow">My Muse Strangles Me</a>.<br /><br />Your muse sounds fascinating -- complex, engaging, nerdy, dreamy, aggressive...and I laughed out loud when I read about him smacking you into bed!<br /><br />~Sandy AckersStrangling My Musehttp://www.stranglingmymuse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-69485792289565355592010-07-25T12:58:38.699-04:002010-07-25T12:58:38.699-04:00Thanks, MM, but I'm not that prolifical yet! T...Thanks, MM, but I'm not that prolifical yet! This is only number 8!<br /><br />I'm glad to hear that other muses keep their writers awake. Mine drives me crazy sometimes!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-24570827484303488632010-07-25T12:00:48.319-04:002010-07-25T12:00:48.319-04:00What a wonderful musing on the muse, Cheryl.
And ...What a wonderful musing on the muse, Cheryl.<br /><br />And about the muse telling you to "go to bed, now!" then keeping you awake by giving you new ideas once you get there--the same thing happened to me, repeatedly, this last week.<br /><br />I'd get back up, write some more, and then wham, the same thing would happen again.<br /><br />BTW--You're working on #11? Your prolificalness (if that's a word) astounds me!Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-74950701296251082212010-07-25T11:58:10.842-04:002010-07-25T11:58:10.842-04:00OMG! That explains it!!! I'm possessed by my m...OMG! That explains it!!! I'm possessed by my muse!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-31660313307898845012010-07-25T11:08:05.093-04:002010-07-25T11:08:05.093-04:00Cheryl,
I just picked myself off the floor.
I hat...Cheryl,<br />I just picked myself off the floor. <br />I hate when my chair ejects me like that. BUT I think your Muse is spiking your food or drinks.<br />Or you are possessed. What evers happening. It works for me.diva donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082281967754671607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-730443696039931552010-07-25T09:50:38.210-04:002010-07-25T09:50:38.210-04:00Looking forward to it, Sharon!Looking forward to it, Sharon!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-41352946786842466522010-07-25T09:06:27.584-04:002010-07-25T09:06:27.584-04:00Cheryl, you crack me up! Every time!!
But I agree...Cheryl, you crack me up! Every time!!<br /><br />But I agree with you. A muse may be an individual or image of some sort, or even a memory. Yet always, to me, there is something magical about it. Where the ideas and diverse characters come from in a writer's mind is strange and wonderful. "Normal" people may see these oddities around them but they don't translate that into a whole story with plotlines, species, etc. THAT is what is so remarkable to me.<br /><br />Thanks for another entertaining post! See you in a few days. :)Sharon Lathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539439531975181469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-76931935353903626712010-07-25T08:35:57.736-04:002010-07-25T08:35:57.736-04:00Good morning, ladies! My muse kept me up late agai...Good morning, ladies! My muse kept me up late again last night. He's such a pushy little bugger....Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-77802497576046300062010-07-25T08:24:00.308-04:002010-07-25T08:24:00.308-04:00That's terrific, Cheryl! Great post.That's terrific, Cheryl! Great post.Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-4803477018347221962010-07-25T08:13:01.692-04:002010-07-25T08:13:01.692-04:00I like the picture. I reallly reallly like the pic...I like the picture. I reallly reallly like the picture lol. My muse is the type who likes to leave me for days on end then smack me upside the head when I'm working and can't write. I love the new species you introduce in your series and I always do my best to mentally see them too :DAnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100424925273091760noreply@blogger.com