I think my Muse is handicapped

So many writers can't tell a story once they've outlined it. pantsers. I am a plotter.
No, more complicated than that. I have a story for which I know every scene and exactly what will happen and I can't get interested in the story. My Muse has no room to be creative.

But my current story is a different thing entirely.

I know where I'm going vaguely. I know the end point. I know several key/wonderful scenes that take place on the way to that end point. My Muse has plenty of room to stretch her wings and play and throw all kinds of lovely things at me.

But I don't know the very next scene in the story. And right now my Muse is completely paralyzed. She doesn't know what to do and the story isn't moving forward. So, more and more, I am realizing that my Muse needs the brainstorm time to figure out what toys she gets to use in the scene. She throws things at me while I'm in brainstorming mode [wonderful exciting things and suddenly I'm just itching to write the next scene]. But then she also seems to keep some in reserve and she loves to surprise me with them as I'm writing. When both these things happen, it is the most wonderful feeling (other than I get so excited I lose sleep over how happy I am. Muse is very talkative when she's happy. She likes to dwell on how wonderful she's doing and on how great the book is going to be. All right/maybe that's me.)

So, duh, rather than forcing the scene forward, it's time to get into brainstorm mode again. Need to give Muse a chance to eavesdrop and decide which lovely things she wants to throw at me.


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It scares me that I read that what works in one book, doesn't work in the next one. Will I need to relearn my Muse all over again?? I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

And actually, just to give Muse a heads up, the already plotted story is next on the list. ack, well, begging the magesty's pardon, DUH, I thought I just crossed that bridge. Obviously, it is with Muse's permission that the plotted story will be next. I plan to work within my new understanding however and give her lots of room to play in that story. [hoping this appeasement works, plus the promise to let Muse play never hurts either].


UPDATE: 3:36pm: Do Muses pout? Is my Muse pouting? I blogged that I thought I had Muse figured out. And I was going to try and use this knowledge [secret key to the writing kingdom] with the other story (see the last bit above). Hahaha. Muse is on vacation somewhere, having a lovely time in Tahiti probably. No progress. At All. Serves me right. [NOTE: is it weird that I write "write" instead of "right" all the time... as in, "serves me write".]

I guess it's time to be productive and all that. I'll try again later and just leave my scene in the background churning away.