Barbara Samuel suggests we creative types should take our inner artist out on a date. An Artist’s Date is basically a method to refill the well.
God, my well needs refilling.
Today, I’m gonna wine and dine my inner artist. (Her name is Peaches, btw.) Okay, frankly, I’m not gonna wine and dine her. I’ve tried that…she’s refused. I am going to take a walk with my camera and just see what happens. (must recharge the battery. hang on, doing that now.)
I’m back and I’m hoping my camera won’t have the only recharged battery in this house after my walk.
Some folks call their inner artist their “muse”. I hate that word. I dunno why…but it bugs the crap outta me when I hear someone say, “My muse isn’t talking.”
Slap the bitch. Come on. You’re the pimp–she works for you!
Haha. Yeah, like that really works.
After wining and dining didn’t work, I tried the physical method. I sat down and forced her to work like the dog she is. Funny, I don’t think Peaches liked being forced to do anything. And she took offense to being called a dog.
My bad.
Poor Peaches. She just needs some time away to relax.
So do I.
Bitchin' Fiction: Musings by author Melissa McKenzie / Melissa Francis 
Mel,
I loved this post! Thanks for making me laugh!
MissPride
(From Barbara’s writers group)
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Thanks for popping in Miss Pride! I know who you are… š
Peaches and I have come to an understanding this morning. She seems content to work for me with the reward of a walk looming in the near future.
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(I did warn her that I’d have to go back to being Pimp-Momma if she didn’t straighten up. That also seemed to help. LOL)
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I think I need to take a lesson from you on how to bitch slap my inner chick and get her working again! Damn lazy is what she is!
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LOL!
Don’t call her a dog. I can assure you, that does NOT work…
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I’m going to offer my muse a Chardonnay today.
And then slap her like the bitch she is.
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That’s great, Mel. The artist date comes from Julia Cameron’s book, THE ARTIST’S WAY, which I did an impromptu workshop on a couple of weeks ago (impromptu meaning the speaker bailed on me!) THE ARTIST’S WAY is one of the only how-to books I’d recommend to really get your writing going. Course, you don’t need that, now do you? Yours is already there!! = )
Marley = )
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