A couple of days ago the muses wiggled their magic wands and filled my head full of story ideas and the ability to edit flawlessly. I guess all things come in due time, but man have I needed a little sprinkling of fairy dust!

I found this interesting and humorous book by Heather Sellers in the Writers Digest online shop on Sunday evening...which is strange in and of itself considering I do not have a Writers Digest subscription nor have I bought one of their magazines in a couple of years. I immediately placed the book on hold at Barnes & Noble. Maybe I should have gotten a copy of the newest digest as well. Hmmm... Of course I had already begun writing again by the time I picked up my new "self-help" book yesterday. Nevertheless, this book is a straight up, rough around the edges, no bs guide to getting up off of your butt (or on your butt for writers) and start actually doing what you love. Between this cute little pocket-sized manual and reading Louisiana Women: Their Lives and Times edited by Janet Allured and Judith F. Gentry (a nice jolt of "I am woman, hear me roar), my creative storytelling fire is most certainly lit!

Speaking of the muses and inspiration, not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but it seems that most of my best ideas spring into being when I am trying desperately to take a nap or getting ready to go to sleep at night. I even get hit with the writing bug while I am reading something else...a book that has no relevance to the subject matter of my little idea bursts. Heather Sellers says "Write what you want to read." Is my brain simply feeling the urge to multi-task?

So, at the moment crisis has been averted and I am back on track. Who knows what tomorrow or even next week will bring. That being said, I will continue to sleep with a stack of books and a #2 BIC mechanical pencil on my bedside table.