I knew I’d REBLOG this post before halfway through reading… I’ve had many of these offers myself. Offers I can’t refuse from my characters who seem to never sleep–who think I don’t need to either. “Thanks so much for understanding, Seumas,” I say with red eyes and a foggy brain…
…there’s an insidious literary force at WURK that permeates the grey cells of lots of Authors of my acquaintance… fellow scribblers will be well-accustomed to the Midnight Mental Mafia Machinations Syndrome… that strange affliction that creeps into yer head just as yeez try to get to sleep… yer latest masterpiece-in-progress’ Dramatis Personae (fancy WURDS for ‘cast of characters’, Mabel) just refuse to go away… when yer eyelids are drooping and the fuddlement of slumber sets in, these inhabitants of yer embryonic novel kick on into the night shift… the endless nocturnal cerebral committee meetings start… yer subliminal being is usurped by main character after main character screaming at yeez to ‘do this, do that, change this, change that, say this, say that’…
…and yeez wake up in the morning already drained and exhausted… the thoughtfully-planned narrative yeez had in mind has been hijacked and hijeaned, depending on…
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel 
4 thoughts on “‘…they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse… I try to get out, but they pull me back in…’ (Author Seumas ‘Corleone’ Gallacher)”
catherinewolffe53
This repost hits the nail on the head, Mary. I agree with both of you. I’d much rather have the intrusion from my characters.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
I could relate to this post right away, Catherine. So many authors can relate too, I’m sure. Thanks for reading and commenting. Nice to hear from you.
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teagan geneviene
Ha! Isn’t that the truth. This is a fun choice for a reblog, Mary. Thanks for sharing.
(Though I have to say that I much prefer the midnight intrusions of my characters to the intrusions of petty government bureaucrats (aka work) which usually override the characters every night. ) Mega hugs to you and Seumas too. 🙂
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Well, we’ll just think about the characters on this blog. I’m glad you liked the Reblog from Seumas, Teagan. He never ceases to amaze me. *Winking* at you, Seumas.
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