I remember the Muse feeling like that, like it would slip away unless I got a keyboard beneath my fingertips. But like anything else, the Muse can be trained, to slow down, to hang out longer, to come through a pen instead of a keyboard. Really. But first you have to nix the idea that it is repelled by the pen.

I think the reason the keyboard works so great with the Muse is because our typing speed can match the speed at which the words form. Ask it to hang on, to wait for you to catch up. Then ask it to continue.

Train your Muse to come through the pen by taking it to the bath tub. Nothing gets the Muse more lively than water. Take those moments to get it frantically written on to paper while you’re deeply submerged in a hot, steamy bath.

After awhile, you realize you can write with the laptop, with crayon on a napkin, or with pad and paper.

Where I have trouble is with dictation. I have to see the words. My voice seems to block that process.

Ok, back to bed for me. I enjoyed this blog.

Yellow eyes. I had to reread that twice to make sure it wasn’t the codeine talking.

Next time the Muse hits, I’ll run to a mirror:-)

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Dana