ze poll, ze poll ~ !

[lookingland]

i know, i know, i am really behind on responding to my flist. i will try to catch up later this afternoon after some NaNo time.

in the meantime, i thought i would throw this out to all the arty-types on my flist:

[Poll #861368]

feel free to elaborate in a post.

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Comments

[geckobird.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks! I really hadn't considered muses to be anything else until I wandered into lookingland. It's a fascinating subject for it describes in a way, one's inspiration process... Also I notice that most of the time the characters don't really talk to me personally; they just act out their scene again... and again... until I finally get the point and write it down. It's in my dreams that they accost me. I wonder, how many people receive inspiration for their stories from dreams? I know I have and wondered if perhaps the Holy Spirit gave me a divine revelation in my sleep.

Can one consider inspiration for a story a divine revelation? I mean, we are writing fiction here. I like to think it is, for hopefully, our stories will be read and will touch the hearts of others?

I am curious though as to your thoughts on muses.

A friend named Shari Lyn? Aw, that gave me the giggles!! Funny how that coincided. XD And kitties are simply adorable. The cat in my story is a black one named Rumisel, though his nickname is just Rumi. ^_^

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

rumi is a great name for a cat ~ !

i don't know if i have any sort of organized thoughts about muses. i think the creative impulse in us is a connection to God (who is the creator of all things). not so much the part of us that wants to "be" God, but the part of us that wants to connect to God through the act of creation.

so, when we consider God's indwelling, i s'pose it's an easy leap to say we are divinely inspired!

i never dream about my characters (well i shouldn't say never. i had one dream a long long time ago about two characters of mine, but it's the only time that ever happened). i think i would freak out if i encountered my characters in a dream ~ hahahahaha!

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