SHAUN ALLAN author of “Sin” talks to Books4Tomorrow about “WRESTLING THE MUSE”
The
Muse. Now there's a character. If you could picture him, what would he be
like? I imagine him with an eye mask and a sly grin. A long dark coat that
has a lining of more colours than Joseph's Technicolor garment of choice. His
hair is just so except when you catch him out of the corner of your eye. Then
it's wild and unkempt, a nest of Medusa-like proportions.
Then
the mask drops and you see him juggling words, deliberately dropping them into
a pile at his feet that he dances upon. As each falls, he plucks another out of
the air, smoother than David Copperfield or Blaine.
The
Muse. He stands before you, but you're tied to the chair. You want to reach out
to him, but he stands just beyond your grasp, his eyes watching you and his sly
grin taunting you.
"You
want a piece of me?" he asks.
But
then, you manage to slip free of your bindings and launch yourself
forward. He skips out of the way, giggling, but you catch him with your
foot and he falls with you. A scuffle ensues and you succeed in pulling
the mask from his face.
Of
course, he looks like you. Who else would taunt you with words and ideas tossed
into the air and piled at your feet?
But
you have the mask in your hand and the coat is torn open to reveal its
multi-coloured interior. Woven into the fabric are the words that his sleight
of hand made appear from nothing.
Your
smile matches his own as you don the Coat of Many Characters and take up your
pen.
The
Muse pours you a coffee and pulls up a chair beside you. After all, he was only
messing. He can't just GIVE you the words.
You
have to want them!
SHAUN ALLAN is
the author of:
“Rudolph Saves Christmas”
Rudolph, that famous red-nosed reindeer, is
accused of blowing up Santa’s sleigh and attempting to sabotage
Christmas. He must escape from North Pole Prison and find the real
culprit before Christmas is cancelled!
Throw in a host of wacky poems such as Spider
on my Present, A Zombie Christmas and The Not-So Christmas Elf and you have a
collection perfect for children of all ages this Christmas!
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2 comments:
Hi Shaun,
Oooo, this painted a VERY vivid picture in my mind's eye! In a perfect world, I would be the one taunting my muse while he sat chained to my desk writing the words for me ;)
Too funny! I just posted early this morning a quote for aspiring writers... it comes from a book I'd read years ago: Wrestling With Your Angels by J.O. Hagber. If you're interested, here's the link to my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Terrys-Thoughts-and-Threads/262900553741045.
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