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  • Category: Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse

    • #AmWriting Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Libraries, Bookstores, Reading, and More

      Posted at 9:01 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on June 5, 2018
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      I Ask Myself:

      What Contributed to fulfilling a Lifelong Dream?

       

      I’m sure it all started with the library and reading. For as long as I remember, I loved the books themselves as much as what I found inside of them. I knew… It seems like forever that I knew my name would be on books one day. Maybe the idea stayed in my head on purpose. Did I keep the thought there on my own accord so I wouldn’t give up the dream? If not, why and how did it continue to nag at me until I did something about it as a grown woman with a family? It doesn’t matter—the dream or calling came true.

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      My parents fought a lot. Reading, and writing poetry helped me to escape the noise. As a young child, outside of school I didn’t have many kids to play with while growing up in Detroit. There were no kids in my neighborhood. Brothers and cousins were my friends and playmates—all males by the way. It was no wonder I grew up a tomboy starting out reading comics and climbing trees with my youngest brother.

      It wasn’t until we moved to a suburb while in third or fourth grade, that I had kids in my neighborhood and developed friendships, a boyfriend, and my first kiss at around eleven. Haha. As a youngster, I’d walk to my small-town library as often as I could. Then magic happened when I grew old enough to drive. I took myself to larger libraries and bookstores.

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      My toddlers grew into youngsters and they always accompanied me to bookstores and libraries, and they were encouraged to go as young adults. Today, only one of my boys will read a novel. The other one reads more technical kinds of things like magazines/blogs to feed his own interests. One of them used to write poetry, but I don’t think he has time anymore. I’m glad in a way because his poetry, like much of mine, stemmed from sad happenings in his life like a broken heart, for instance.

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      Without having the opportunity of having books at hand at a young age, who knows if my dream of writing books would’ve come true? I like to believe it’s more than libraries and books that brought out the writer, but the combination and the life experiences dished out to me, both good and bad, along with perseverance, a calling, or what have you, contributed to fulfilling a lifelong dream.

      So, what do you think?

       


      As children, some of us liked magic and fantasy, more than reality. So, we became writers. ~Dr. SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com

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    • #AmWriting Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Completion and Friends

      Posted at 9:55 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on May 1, 2018
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      Well, now. What is my inspiration for the muse today? As I started writing this, I hoped the precise reason would come to me, and I’d have real inspiration for posting under this Tuesday theme. It took writing this entire post before it came to me…

      Completion. Pride. Relief. Stress.

      Yep, it’s all four of those bundled into one. Completion and its friends.

      I’m not finished. I’m a chapter away from writing the end to a first draft on a still untitled book. Therefore, completion, pride, and relief came in. I feel like jumping up and clicking my heels together for being close to completion. Now I have a dilemma. I’ve been faced with this before, but I don’t think I ever came this far before choosing a title. Oh, except for Of the Cowboy’s Own Accord. I wrote about it here. To be honest, I had this difficulty with Hey, Cowboy, too. Must I remind myself?

      This is where the stress comes in. Stress, as bad as it is, makes me determined not to be satisfied with any old title, and to strive to come up with the perfect title.

      However, for now, here I sit again. Out of four possible titles, one of them is the one I’ve been leaning toward. I wanted this one. Now, I want to kick and scream! Waah waah. Sob. Cry. Pout.

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      Quiet, crybaby. Yesterday before writing this, I found the same title on another romance published less than a year ago.  😦  Drats. It’ll be hard to reword this four-word title to get the same meaning.

      Another choice is from a line I wrote in the book—part of something my heroine says and using that one would put a keyword in the title. So far, there is no book with this title. This is the heroes story though. Should my title reflect something the heroine says? It’s a good title, but longer than what I’d like. Of course, the story is hers, too, and she has her own difficulties to overcome. It might work. I could write Wade’s Story. Hahahaha. Not. I believe there are titles with only his name, anyway.

      The third one sounds more like a travel book than a romance title, but I love it, too, because it fits. My cover designer might work with this title for the design. (I know her so well now.) This one was my first title choice and the one I keep going back to.

      Last but not least, the other title is also a song title. I checked. It isn’t trademarked. Sure, I could use it, but yesterday I found the same title, again, on another piece of music by a Jazz player. That’s kind of like two strikes, so we’ll scratch it from the list.

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      The thing about stress is, it also drove me to brainstorm. Brainstorming took me down another path yesterday, and now three more new titles were added to my long list of four=seven now. Another word for all this might be obsession. I know it’ll come to me sooner than later. Please?

      There’s time. No rush. I have to revise. I’ve had to start reading this book over from page one thirty times or more continuously because of delays and distractions, and each time of reading it from the beginning, I’d do more revisions, so the draft is fairly clean. This is what I do. Don’t try to change me.   🙂

      Anyway, maybe through a hundred a few more revisions I’ll come up with the perfect title. My muse keeps telling me ‘you already have it,’ but she isn’t telling me which one it is. Let’s get with the program here, Ms. Muse!

      Thanks for lending me your shoulder as I go down the path to preparing another book and another title dilemma. I’m sure my author friends understand this.

      Readers, I hope you see how much work, stress, sweat, stress, tears, sweat, stress, hours, HEART we authors put into every aspect of a book, but we love it.  IMHO  ❤

      Happy Tuesday. Thanks for reading.

       

      Posted in #AmWriting, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse | 11 Comments | Tagged #WritersLife, book title, cowboy, determination, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Revisions, stress, The End, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Completion and Friends, western romance
    • Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Imagination

      Posted at 12:27 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on October 10, 2017

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      Isn’t this quote nice? It is to me. The quote says a lot in only a couple lines. Robert Brault wrote this.  A while back, I wrote a post where I mentioned *Robert Brault about how I’ve used his quotes (with permission) in some of my books. I had no idea what I’d post today until I came across this on The Quote Garden website. My muse approves.

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      Our imagination is a palette of bright colors though sometimes it can be dark and bleak. My favorite part of this quote is “You can use it to touch up memories.” I’ve done this before with memories that don’t emanate bright colors. But, can we hide the real color of a memory? I love the other part of this sentence, too… “or you can use it to paint dreams.”

      I have used imagination with my memories in writing–the bright and the dark of my memories–but either way, I am painting dreams when I use them. Hats off to Mr. Robert Brault for this quote that inspired my muse today.

      I know many of you have used your imagination to paint dreams. I see it in the photos you take, the music you make, the recipes you share, and the words that you write.

      The imagination is a pallet of bright colors. You can use it to touch up memories — or you can use it to paint dreams. ~Robert Brault


      *FYI: Robert Brault is a free-lance writer who has contributed to magazines and newspapers in the USA for over 40 years. I visited Robert’s site today and discovered he has another NEW BOOK!

      Have a great rest of the week.

      How do you all paint with your imagination?

       

      Image credit without the quote goes to Pixabay.

      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse | 4 Comments | Tagged #AmReading, #AmWriting, #AuthorLife, #Cowboy series, #WritersLife, close-knit family, Family ties, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, quotes, Robert Brault, Romance, series romance, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Imagination, western romance
    • #AmWriting Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Inspiring Research

      Posted at 10:30 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on September 5, 2017

      Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Research/Images

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      My muse is a researcher, which is a good thing because I love researching the settings for my books. One of these settings is the Sonoran Desert. I’ve grown fond of this location. Therefore, images of the area inspire me. This is where my cowboys and their heroines live from the Double Dutch Ranch Series: Love at First Sight™ and the spin off Canyon Junction: Hearts in love Series™.

      Canyon Junction is a fictitious name for my town, and if you can picture Apache Junction, about thirty-five miles from Phoenix, you know you’re close to my town. Some of my heroines are new to the Sonoran and one of the first things they notice are these tall cacti and Superstition Mountain.

       

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      For today’s Tuesday Inspiration post, I chose to post a few photos from the Sonoran.

      Do you know the Saguaro Cactus only lives in the Sonoran, but not in all parts of the Sonoran? The link above is from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, and it shows where the saguaro lives. Here’s another link you might like with facts about the columnar cactus types from: Cactus and Facts. At this sight, I also learned this cactus is vulnerable to poachers.

      The saguaro fascinates me. They remind me of guards standing watch over the desert. I found this fact interesting about the saguaro: An adult saguaro is generally considered to be about 125 years of age. It may weigh 6 tons or more and be as tall as 50 feet. The average life span of a saguaro is probably 150 – 175 years of age. However, biologists believe that some plants may live over 200 years. Source.

      Going forward, let’s begin in Tucson, Arizona where this video takes place with the night-blooming cereus Queen of the Night cactus flower, which blooms one night a year, but not every year. The video has an advertisement at the end for a fragrance inspired from this flower. No affiliation.

      Saguaro National Park is in Tucson, AZ. Caulder and Velia from the Bull Rider Series met in Tucson.

      Cactus in bloom.

      This saguaro must weigh a lot.

      Superstition with a rare dusting of snow.

      Driving toward Superstition Mountain. © Phartisan | Dreamstime.com

      Here’s a cool link from Ultimate Guide | Apache Trail Scenic Drive for readers familiar with the two series mentioned above. Jake, in Whispers of Forever, took his boy on a drive along the dirt section of Apache Trail. Trace bragged to Beth about the trip with his dad, but Beth told Trace a story about daredevil Jake as a teen on the Apache Trail. You might also remember the Desert Belle at Saguaro Lake where Tristan took Nora in Cowboy Boss and his Destiny. See how much fun research can be!

      This is all I have for now. Wow, I’m inspired to get back to writing my next book. Who gets the next one? If you are a reader of both series, you’ve met him. Our heroine is new to the series. This hero has a bad habit of falling too fast for the women he meets. This could be why he and Zach butt heads in Finding Kimber (coming soon).

      Thanks for visiting today.

       

      Posted in #AmWriting, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse | 8 Comments | Tagged #WritersLife, Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love Series, Double Dutch Ranch Series, National Park Service, night-blooming cereus, Queen of the Night cactus flower, Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert, Superstition Mountains
    • #AmWriting Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Inspiration From Long Ago (Again)

      Posted at 12:24 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on June 20, 2017

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      The word “again” is in my title…  I’ve reblogged the post before, and I even reblogged the Reblog. Yes, I’m rolling my eyes at myself. Why do it again? I’ve had many new followers since 2011 when the post had been written, and new followers since 2013 when I decided to repost. I’ve lost the ability to reblog the post again, so I have to link to it. My writing has changed and improved so much since I wrote the post, which makes me proud to know I’m still learning. https://maryjdresselbooks.com/2011/08/02/inspiration-from-long-ago/

      This is inspiring to me because I had someone else tell me at the mere age of thirteen what I had known all along. “You should be a writer.” Those of you who have been around here since 2011 or even 2013, you’ve seen this, so I apologize for talking about and linking to this post yet again. But to this day I give thanks to my seventh grade language arts teacher. I realize this post is more inspiring to me than you, but since it’s Tuesday and time for Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse, this is what I’m posting today. On a side note, thanks to all of you who have stuck around since 2011.

      Do you remember who or what inspired you to follow your dreams?

      Thank you for reading.

      Inspiration Image Credit: Pixabay

      Posted in #AmWriting, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse | 6 Comments | Tagged author, cowboys, dreams, follow your dreams, Inspiration from Long ago, language arts, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Romance, teacher, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse, western, writing
    • Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Enjoy the Ride

      Posted at 3:39 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on May 30, 2017

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      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!

      Mary J McCoy-Dressel, western romance authorI 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!

      Posted in #WritersLife, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse | 9 Comments | Tagged #AmWriting, #WritersLife, contemporary romance, cowboy, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Pixabay, Taking the journey, The ride along the way, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse, western romance, writing
    • #AmWriting Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Images Speak

      Posted at 3:01 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on February 21, 2017

      Happy Tuesday!

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      It’s true, I almost forgot—today is Tuesday. It’s been too long since I posted under my self-proclaimed Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse theme. What inspired me today? Well, nothing popped into my mind, so I browsed photos under the tag “Inspiration.” Why did this particular image get my attention? Oh, thanks for asking!

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      This setting inspired a book I wrote some time ago—even before I took up the lasso to rope in those cowboys. But… Oh, such a big but… I never finished it. LOL Said book was to take place in Northern California with the lavender fields as part of the setting. Mt. Shasta would be in the distance. My son promised to visit the area to be my eyes for the book. You can bet the next time I visit him, we will visit the lavender fields because you never know when a cowboy might move. (Hah, not on my watch.)

      I found this image at Pixabay. The mountain in the distance reminds me of the mountain my son can see from about sixty-miles away. It can also be seen from the lavender fields according to pictures on their website. I’ve been to Mt. Shasta, both the mountain and city, but at the time I didn’t know anything about lavender fields. In my fictional mind, my town would be a fictitious town, anyway. I had written over 60,000 words in this story.

      Then:

      Everything changed. I’m not ready to stop writing western romance, so this book is going through a major revision to change the setting to Canyon Junction. The book, which is the second book in my new spin off series—Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love, will have the same plot and most of the same characters. Definitely the same hero, but now he’s a cowboy. The heroine will turn into a cowgirl whether she likes it or not. They both get a new home, wardrobe, and occupation. Y’all will meet the hero in Lassoing the Last Dance.

      Most of my books are hero focused, but this one is more focused on my heroine. She deserves all the attention she can get. Finding Kimber will be published before the year is over. I’ve created a humungous challenge for myself, and I look forward to figuring it all out. Wish me luck.

      Here’s one of the photos I took while on a day outing to Mt. Shasta with my California kid.

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      Enjoy your day!

      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love Series, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse | 8 Comments | Tagged #AmWriting, contemporary western romance, Cowboy Romance, inspiration, lavender fields, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Mt. Shasta, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Images Speak, western romance
    • What If You’re Alone on Valentine’s Day?

      Posted at 10:20 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on February 14, 2017

      Happy Valentine’s Day, dear blog readers!

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      For twas not into my ear you whispered
      But into my heart
      Twas not my lips you kissed
      But my soul
      ~Judy Garland

      I put a lot of time into a post I’d written a long time ago, and I still like that post for Valentine’s Day. It’s titled Alone on Valentine’s Day?

      Why would a romance writer want to write about being alone on Valentine’s Day? I believe in Happily-Ever-After, Love at First Mary J McCoy-Dressel, western romanceSight, and being Swept off my Feet, and I have been, and have experienced, each of these. I continue this in my writing…live for it, in fact.  ❤ Many are alone on Valentine’s day for many different reasons, so why not write about being alone on this day for lovers?

      Many of you long time followers have read the post I’m directing you to, but many of you are new, so if you’d like to read my suggestions for being alone on Valentine’s Day, please enjoy at the following link:

      Alone on Valentine’s Day

      Many of you have already read the interview I did for Valentine’s Day with the legendary cover model, C.J. Hollenback. If you’re new, you can read it yourself right HERE.

      Author note:

      I’m considering asking another cover model for an interview. He’s on an upcoming book. It all depends on his time and my time, so don’t hold me to this. He’s too adorable and friendly not to be introduced. Plus, he was a great inspiration for my Randy in Lassoing the Last Dance. I hope you think so when I do a cover reveal.

      Last but certainly not least:

      You have to try this cake by Suzanne at A Pug In The Kitchen Food Blog. Her recipes suzannes-cakesend my brain into a lip-licking tizzy! The photographs of her dishes alone make my mouth water. Image used with permission from Suzanne. And, you’ll see why her blog is called what it is called:

      apuginthekitchen good food with simple ingredients
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      I generally like to write “Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse” on Tuesday, but this is a special day for romance whether alone, with the love of your life, or in a new relationship. I’m in love with love, so today I did a Valentine post instead. I hope you have a day filled with LOVE. Don’t forget to love yourself.  🙂 ❤
      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse | 10 Comments | Tagged #AuthorLife, #WritersLife, cowboy, Full Length Novel, love, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, novel, Romance, romantic series, Series Books, valentine's day, western romance, What if you're alone on Valentine's Day
    • Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Four Little Words to Inspire

      Posted at 12:15 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 21, 2016

      This sounds pretty darn good to me. Are you inspired by the words? I am. More importantly, so is my muse. As a writer, all four of these words inspire me. In life too.

      Dream. Courage. Inspire. Harmony. Happy Tuesday!

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      The quote below has nothing to do with the image. I love the quote, and it feels like the right place to insert it. It’s from the one and only Robert Brault. We all know how much I admire him.

      I enjoy, occasionally, a day with my memories — these paintings hanging on the walls of my mind. ~Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

      Image credit goes to Pixabay.

      Posted in #AmWriting, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse | 5 Comments | Tagged contemporary romance, courage, Dreaming, Harmony, inspiration, mary j mccoy dressel, series romance, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse, western romance
    • #AmWriting Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Notes

      Posted at 2:10 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on August 2, 2016

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      When your heart speaks, take good notes. Judith Campbell

      Maybe I’m not using this quote to mean what it was meant to say, but today I’ll use it to mean inspiration. Inspiration often strikes in the middle of the night. When my heart speaks, maybe I’m in the shower, driving, listening to music, or taking a walk. When an idea or scene comes, we can’t predict when it’ll happen, so be prepared to “take good notes.”

      Do you have to write it down right away or speak it into a voice recorder on your phone or tablet? Yes, I sure have to. If not, I’ll have forgotten it by time I get up in the morning or get home. I’ve always had a notepad by my bed and carried a notepad (and camera) in my vehicle—even pulled into a parking lot to write down a few words to remind me of the idea. Have you, too? So, today, I’m using this quote by Judith Campbell for my Inspiration for the Muse.

      What is your plan to capture a creative moment—“listen to your heart”? Whether it be a song lyric, a new recipe, a book title, a poem, or a sight to create the perfect photograph or painting. How do you “take good notes” to prevent an idea from becoming lost?

      I hope y’all are having an excellent summer filled with friends, family, happiness, and fun in the sun. Don’t forget sunscreen.  🙂

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      Have a wonderful Tuesday!

      Heat, ma’am! it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones. ~Sydney Smith, Lady Holland’s Memoir

      Posted in #AmWriting, Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse | 13 Comments | Tagged #AmWriting, creativity, inspiration, mary j mccoy dressel, Taking notes
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