Yesterday, Monday May, 29th, was Memorial Day–a Holiday in the United States observed on the last day of May to honor men and women who died in the U.S. Military. When a holiday falls on a Monday, my week is all messed up, and WOW this is Tuesday. My muse reminded me to spread around a little bit of inspiration, however, this has nothing to do with my persistent muse, other than a kick in the butt to post today.
Life’s a journey. Enjoy the ride. ~NISSAN
I found this image below and it reminded me of my own bicycle in my living room of all places. My son hooked it up to what is called a Trainer. He and his wife ride outside a lot, I mean A LOT, so last summer he brought this over and hooked it up to my bike. I asked to borrow it so I could get off my computer now and then to get some exercise during the winter. If only I used it more often. 😦 If I really wanted to make life a “journey,” wouldn’t I take the bike outside? LOL.
My journey these days is in my head where my muse lives. I think she lives in my head. She can live anywhere she wants as long as she stays with me. Either way, it’s a good idea to enjoy the ride while doing whatever it is you/we/I do because life is a journey. The fun part about WRITING is when you arrive at the end of one journey, you get to start another one. Yay!
I believe the message from my muse today is to stay on that journey to get to the end of this challenging book I’m writing because I’ve wanted to throw my hands up in the air and start all over. What? Start all over? But, I did start all over, and therein lies the problem. I’ve started over in a book written for a different genre in a different setting. Since I’ve written about this before, I won’t bore you by going over it again, but I finally found my way in this story and it’s close to the end in the first draft. I can enjoy this ride again. To my stubborn little Miss Sexy-Innocence muse, I say thank you for the shove and for figuring it all out.
Image by Pixabay.
Have a fab week!
Mary J. McCoy-Dressel 
9 thoughts on “Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Enjoy the Ride”
catherinewolffe53
I can hear the excitement and satisfaction you are feeling right now. Love how you went after this story, Mary. Congrats on nearing the end.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
I grabbed the bull by the horns, Catherine. Thanks! No bulls in this book though. Now my big challenge is cutting word count.
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catherinewolffe53
Yuck! The part that makes me cringe. Good luck and happy writing!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Me too, but I’m looking forward to it in this book. It’s so long and I haven’t written the end yet. I figure after an intense revision of what is written, I’ll know which ending I want. ⚡️🔪⚡️🔪⚡️ Zap!
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davidprosser
You and your muse will get there Mary J.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thank you, David. Big hugs back. ☺️
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D. Wallace Peach
That must feel good to have the first draft almost rewritten. I find first drafts the hardest, and big rewrites like you’re doing even harder! Pat yourself on the back, Mary, when you get to the end!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
I’ll be sure to give myself a big pat on the back, Diana. Thanks. It’ll feel good! Yes, it has been a ride to get this thing to come together. So much research was involved, but I didn’t have enough without actually talking to a DUSM, which made it clear that I had to eliminate that aspect. After making the decision, my muse,hero & heroine took off with the story.
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D. Wallace Peach
:-D. The right choice, then. Sometimes it takes one correction to set everything else in place.
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