Trap Your Writing Muse

Posted on June 6, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 2 Comments

The act of writing, of telling the tale, is also the act of laying traps. And it is in these traps that we capture our muses. In other words, we capture them, they don’t capture us. ~ Chuck Wendig

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Speculative Fiction Writer

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Tagged with: Chuck Wendig quote, myths of the writing muse, the writing muse, writing encouragement, writing quotes, writing truths
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2 comments on “Trap Your Writing Muse”

1. Joyce Hertzoff says:

   June 7, 2018 at 3:58 pm

   Interesting. I’ll have to think about that one.

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   • KL Wagoner says:

     June 8, 2018 at 10:20 am

     I think he’s saying not to wait on our muse — the muse shows up when we write, not when we wait.

     Reply

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