I’m moving to a new virtual space! I’ve been thinking about a second site for a while — one where I can post the odds and ends that inspire me in my creative work, which is primarily fantasy and science fiction writing. The Domesticated Muse started out as a place to help people reach their…
Category Archives: Inventivity
Stilt-walking and literary ghosts
I’m getting ready for a two-week novel-writing intensive. I’m not going off to some camp where experts will help me hone my skills and give me the space and time to work intensively on a single project. My kids are doing that. They are going off to circus camp. They will be learning to stilt-walk,…
Spring madness and the siren song of the chicken
The chickens are calling. It’s spring again, a dangerous and lovely time. All my manic tendencies awaken after a winter where I spent every day simply trying to wake up before night fell again. No more cuddling on the couch all night with a good book because I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. Now, with…
Stepping sideways
Why is it that whenever the main character’s best friend comes on the scene, I start to squirm?
Demons, Saints, and Thrud: Encyclopedic Inspiration
This is how I found out about the bangungot or batibat, a demon in Filipino folklore that is reputed to sit on men’s faces while they are sleeping and suffocate them.
Using social media as a creative diving board
Now you can tell people that your time on Facebook is actually research for your next project.
