When Does Your Muse Come To You?

Do you have trouble having ideas for whatever it is that you’re writing? And do you sit for hours musing for that one scene or contemplating the climax? 

Well. You are not alone. Lot of writers have that problem. I’m not J.K Rowling and I’m no expert on the subject, but figuring out how your story starts, progresses or ends could be very challenging. I for one, have started writing many stories and abandoned half way because I didn’t understand what direction the story takes. And I feel that in a sense, its writer’s block. Though not in a professional way but in a beginner’s way.

So what I’ve learned through experience is that finding out at what time your brain works best is the medicine. I mean when do you feel relaxed and could come up with some interesting material for your work. Well, as for me if I sit down for a muse or go to a beautiful park, it won’t come to me, no matter how long I sit. Rather I get all the ideas I need when I sit down to write. I mean sit down with pen and paper. I don’t know where they come from, but they just gush in. And sometimes I have a hard time putting all the thoughts down on paper. That’s how I write.

Whenever I came up with a new plan for a piece of writing, I was not confident whether I’ll be able to finish it. But then, when I prepare myself, when I sit down to write with pen and paper I am able to finish what I started. Thankfully, now I know what works for me. Now if I start a new work I am confident that I can write it because I know that when I sit down to write, ideas will come to me.  

   

Hence the best thing to do would be to find out what works best for you. Does your muse come to you while having coffee, a stroll in the garden or when you sit in the toilet (believe me some people do get their cogitation while in the toilet).

So find out what works best for you and probe in that. Happy writing journey people!