Hello, friends! Welcome to this month’s meeting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. If you’re a writer and if you feel in any way insecure about your writing, click here to learn more about this amazingly supportive group!
In the last few weeks, I have not been writing. Not as much as I want to, nor as much as I believe I need to. I have my theories about why this is the case. I could tell you about those theories, but I don’t want to. At this point, I’m tired of talking about what’s wrong. I’m tired of examining and reexamining the situation from all these different perspectives. I just want to get back to writing.
And that’s the whole point of the writing recovery plan, which I introduced in last month’s IWSG post. Part of that plan involved shopping: stocking up on writing supplies, as well as art supplies and a few other creative necessities. And part of the plan involved rereading some of my favorite books and rewatching some of my favorite movies: the kinds of books and movies that made me want to be a writer in the first place.
Well, my shopping is done, and I’ve gone through most of my rereading/rewatching list. But the writing? The writing still hasn’t come back, not in the way I was hoping. It seems that there’s still one more thing I need to do. Something I did not think of in my original recovery plan.
Regular readers of this blog have met my muse before. She’s sort of a recurring character in my posts, especially in these IWSG posts. I also keep a picture of her in my personal writing sanctuary, as a reminder. I’ve been drawing my muse basically the same way for a long time: medium blue wings, a matching blue dress, high-heel boots. But now I think it’s time to update her look.
So going forward, to the extent that there’s any sort of canon regarding my muse, this will be her canonical look:
Also going forward, this will be the picture sitting in my writing sanctuary, as a reminder. And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m told that it is time to write.
Planet Pailly 
There you go! Now she looks like a fighter.
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A fighter armed with a pen, which, as we all know, is mightier than a sword.
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Love the muse pic. Happy Writing.
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Thanks, friend!
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I say get to work. Pi$$ing her off might just get you poked with that ninja pen. hehehe
Anna from elements of emaginette
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You’re right! It might!
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She’s so cool! Good luck with the writing recovery!
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Thanks!
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She looks like a martial arts or samurai warrior in that cloak! That’s really neat!
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Thanks! Yeah, I’m happy with how her new look turned out.
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Oh I say, she’s quite something! I’m sure she’ll help with the recovery process.
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I’m sure she will!
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Always do what the muse tells you. Hopefully her change in wardrobe will spur her to spur you on. Good luck with the writing.
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Thanks! Hopefully so!
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I hope your muse starts showing up for you. Good luck, and a belated happy IWSG day!
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Thanks! I’m sure she will in time.
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Here’s to your writing muse. I have faith in her and in you!
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Thanks, friend! Coming from you, that means something to me.
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I love that you have a muse and even more that it it something that you actually drew! I find that extremely inspiring.. to look at something you created and use that to birth more creative things 🙂
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She really does help. I know some people think it’s a bit silly, but having my muse around (as a picture) really does help me stay motivated.
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That’s amazing! Some people struggle to even find a muse.. but like I said you drawing your own muse.. so awesome!
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