A funny thing happened today--maybe some of you writers out there can understand this...
I haven't had the feeling to work on my young adult novel for quite some time; years, in fact. Yet today I sat down, put pen to notebook, and an entirely new facet of the story came to life with almost no willing at all. It was one of those magical moments where you feel as if you've tapped into some alternate reality where your story physically exists and the information is streaming through your brain and onto the page.
This experience then caused a series of emotions and questions to rise up within me. Where did this come from? How long will it last? Why today? Now, I don't believe in the standard meaning behind the term "writer's block." In my opinion, the only thing stopping anyone from writing is their desire. Putting pen to paper, no matter how painful the first 1000 words or so may read, will result in beautiful, meaningful and satisfying writing. Ultimately, where ever we decide to put our focus will be from where we reap.
So I ask myself, and anyone else reading this, who exactly is this muse that urges and encourages our creative endeavors and is there any way to make it work for us more efficiently?
