My muse is one tough guy. He likes to go off to the islands, sip fruity drinks with umbrellas and listen to me gnash my teeth as I try to pound out a manuscript. Can anyone be so annoying? My honey likes to give me funny looks as I mutter under my breath at the computer about the way I am going to castrate the muse or heck, beat him into submission but once he decides to take pity on me, I am able to flow completely and am grateful for the muse’s help in getting the characters in order. As an author, I try to find  a way in between family, kids and other activities to write but some days I can not write due to other commitments. The one complaint I have on my muse is that he likes to start yammering away when I am gong to sleep. Do you know how annoying that is to hear the voices or feel that prod to write when I am just about to crash into la la land? *sighs* My honey tells me to keep a notebook by the bed to write what I am hearing but for some reason I can not make that work though I have heard it being done before by other authors. Can I get my muse to stay on the job when I need him to? Probably not but when he is in the house, I am creating worlds, characters and stories that make me feel like I am living it as it is played out. I like to think my muse is a cross between Johnny Depp’s character from the Pirate movies and Gerard Butler. What a combination in my mind for inspiration and one I would not change in a heartbeat.