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Please welcome my friend and crit partner Maripat to My Little World: I am a Storyteller with a capital ‘S.’ I was once that weird kid that always stared off in class, daydreaming of space aliens taking over the school, while the teacher droned on about the multiplication table. Sigh. Those were the days because…

“Muse” is a convenient way to talk about the part of me where the writing lives. Most of the time I picture her as a dominatrix in thigh-high boots and a very short red skirt. She’s very confident and very competent and I’ve never had issues with the internal editor because she would eat any…

Tired of staring at a blank wall above your computer? Maybe an Inspiration Board will provide, well, inspiration to your muse! 1. Make it large enough. My Inspiration Board is 36″ wide and 48″ high, leaving plenty of room for anything and everything I might want to pin to it. Some are items I need…

Muse…or Lose? Do you have a muse? What is one? I always think of that movie, The Muse, with Albert Brooks as a screenwriter who gets a muse in the shape of Sharon Stone. Could I have mine in the shape of Gerard Butler? Anyway, basically a ‘muse’ came from the Greek god Zeus and…

In my quest to find out how other writers, published or not, relate to their muse, here is the second in my ongoing guest-blogging series on the muse. I’ve known Erin for probably five years or more at Forward Motion where we are both moderators. We co-authored Hare Today, Plot Tomorrow. Please welcome Erin Hartshorn:…

Hi everyone. I’m honored that Valerie has asked me to guest post on her blog today about one of my favorite and most used writing techniques — the nonstop. In case you don’t know me, I’m the author of several Christy award winning books, including the Christian allegory Arena and the four book fantasy series,…