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roseembolism) wrote2018-10-28 11:00 pm
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(Repost) Twenty-fifth Minor Spirit of October: Muse on the Run
Reposted from...elsewhere.
Twenty-Fifth Minor Spirit of October
Muse on the Run
Instead of Inktober, I'm doing a spirit a day for October.
Ever wonder why an author will write the best book you ever read, and then disappear? Or a band will turn out the Best Album Ever, but their next one Just Ain't All That?
It's the Muses. But it's not really their fault. It's simple numbers.
Back in the day things were, if not easier (inspiration never is), simpler. Slower paced. I mean, how many people were actually putting things down in concrete form anyway? They could spend a lifetime with a Homer or a Sappho or a Shakespeare.
But then printing presses, and movable type, and publisher. And typewriters and word processors and computers and paint programs and and and-
There's a glut of creatives. So many, so very many of them. Far more than can be helped by the touch of a Muse. Who now stick with an artist for one project, and then flit away, drawn to the next. Their senses teased, tormented by another potential in the same city, the new artist's focus a drumbeat calling them away.
They don't rest any more. Often they don't stick with a full project; one awesome song, one brilliant piece of dialogue, one panel that stands out. Hollow eyed, trembling like they're on speed, they move on to the next. Like neverending spiritual triage.
And the worst thing is there's alternatives. So many other ways artists can get inspiration, correct their flaws, focus on the right things, develop themselves. They go to peers, join groups and classes, even write books.
I have one of those writing manuals here. It's OK, but this chapter on bringing emotional content into dialogue? It's brilliant. I’ll leave it here with you. Take a break and read it.
I mean, I guess what I'm trying to say is it's not you. Two books is an incredible run. So be happy with what you had.
Also...your heroine’s dialogue in Chapter 2...It really doesn't match her character.
Exit Stage Left, pursued by an author
Twenty-Fifth Minor Spirit of October
Muse on the Run
Instead of Inktober, I'm doing a spirit a day for October.
Ever wonder why an author will write the best book you ever read, and then disappear? Or a band will turn out the Best Album Ever, but their next one Just Ain't All That?
It's the Muses. But it's not really their fault. It's simple numbers.
Back in the day things were, if not easier (inspiration never is), simpler. Slower paced. I mean, how many people were actually putting things down in concrete form anyway? They could spend a lifetime with a Homer or a Sappho or a Shakespeare.
But then printing presses, and movable type, and publisher. And typewriters and word processors and computers and paint programs and and and-
There's a glut of creatives. So many, so very many of them. Far more than can be helped by the touch of a Muse. Who now stick with an artist for one project, and then flit away, drawn to the next. Their senses teased, tormented by another potential in the same city, the new artist's focus a drumbeat calling them away.
They don't rest any more. Often they don't stick with a full project; one awesome song, one brilliant piece of dialogue, one panel that stands out. Hollow eyed, trembling like they're on speed, they move on to the next. Like neverending spiritual triage.
And the worst thing is there's alternatives. So many other ways artists can get inspiration, correct their flaws, focus on the right things, develop themselves. They go to peers, join groups and classes, even write books.
I have one of those writing manuals here. It's OK, but this chapter on bringing emotional content into dialogue? It's brilliant. I’ll leave it here with you. Take a break and read it.
I mean, I guess what I'm trying to say is it's not you. Two books is an incredible run. So be happy with what you had.
Also...your heroine’s dialogue in Chapter 2...It really doesn't match her character.
Exit Stage Left, pursued by an author