POST CARDS FROM THE MUSE

Atmosphere

I love scary stories. I love to watch them, hear them, read them. The best way to enjoy a scary story is to turn the lights down, maybe light some candles, and have a huge bowl of popcorn, or m&m’s. Curl up on the couch reading my book or cuddled up with my honey watching a movie.

Believe it or not, I also love to write scary stories. Doesn’t matter how my story starts, it always ends up on the dark side. And there is also a great way to get in the mood for that kind of writing.

Pull a chair up to the desk with just you and the computer. Turn off the lights and turn on some quiet music. Light some candles and let your imagination run amuck. The fun will begin.

Every genre has its own atmosphere. If you write romance, you might want flowers and love songs. If you write science fiction, you might want cerebral music and stars shining on the ceiling. If you write mystery, you might want a fog machine and a trench coat. Western writers might want hay and a cowboy hat in their writing space.

The point is, your writing space should be planned and arranged to create the perfect writing space that inspires your words to flow onto the paper.

Congratulations. You have just received a post card from the muse.

Nandy Ekle