"That's--that's impossible. Muses don't really exist. Is this a practical joke? Did my mother send you over here to convince me not to leave on my adventure?"
"Dan, seriously. I am a muse, well, actually a Muse-in-training. They only allow us to become official muses if we succeed in inspiring someone to produce good work. Once you have completed your Great American Novel, then I will be official. Ready to get writing?"
"I'm supposed to write a novel? I haven't even published a single story yet. Not even a blurb in my company newsletter was approved for print. You expect me to help you become a Muse? You've got the wrong guy."
"I didn't say you had to publish something, you just have to write it. Some of the best writers mankind has produced have been rejected for publication. Merrik Osbourne wrote a wonderful story about the struggle for equality for men under five feet tall, and no one has ever read it. Prisicilla O'Harlon just finished a haunting tale of ghosts in Las Vegas, including those lost in the MGM fire and it has sent back unread multiple times."
"But, what the use of writing, if no one will read it?"
"I have an inspiring answer for that question. See, I am helping you already. Get your laptop and sign up for Writing.com. Lots of people will read your work then. Do you have many stories to begin with, or should I start inspiring you tonight? Perhaps you would like to wait until you arrive at your destination."
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