I have on-again off-again writing spurts. I am currently off. Interestingly enough I find that when I am told I cannot write I am most prolific. Conversely when I am up, oh like selling a book or two, I draw a blank. LIKE NOW. Man. I hate having a writing deficit. Granted, I have been in Yellow Rose contest hell, so I have an excuse. And the DH is MIA for a coupla weeks thanks to the pig-skin parade in February.

I am in hopes that watching my fave country boy in tight-assed jeans shake his thang up on stage Saturday night will get those mental juices flowing. The time we followed his bus to the burger joint, I came up with and wrote four chapters of a pretty funny/neat/exciting book. I even pitched it to a Berkley agent who in turn scrunched up her nose and frown the moment I mentioned, "he's a country singer..." so I decided by her lack luster response to forgo the mail to the big apple. But I had written quite a bit. Then the computer played a late April fools joke and crashed eating said tale.

I moved on. In October, I came up with another story - actually wrote from beginning to end an entire book in one month - I will admit, I left a tad out in the middle - like who the bad guy was and why he did it, just so I could get to the end of the book and win the competition. Hey, that's what edits are for anyway, right?

My muse can also come in the form of small pieces of chocolate wrapped in shiny foil wrappers, but often I indulge in the muse and then forget to actually write.

After hearing a commercial for a man-enhancement-drug, I realized that my muses are very similar. "Your reaction may not be ready for her, but know it can take affect for up to thirty-six hours for when she is ready." (no joke it said that). Same for me - CC or my chocolate nirvana may not get me in the mood right that moment, but it gets the mental juices flowing for when I am ready.

"If your reaction {edited slightly for skitish readers} lasts for more than four hours, please seek professional help." Same for me. If my muse pushes and pushes for more than four hours and I cannot write, I need to enlist the help of someone to brainstorm with to work out whatever plot point I am "hung" on.

What's your mental viagra?

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just a little joke to lighten the mood:

Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.