Are You Writing Serious Fantasy?

[Naaramare]

Do you wait for the Muse to strike? Do you have to? How often does She strike?

Yes, yes and not often enough. I have triggers for m'darlin' muse (who happens to be uncommon and thus male, but that's okay), certain songs that will pinch him into action, but in the long run I just have to wait for him to strike me with the desire to write. This is always at inconvenient times like 1130 at night when I have to work at six the next morning.

and why the heck is she absent so much?

Because my muse and I have serious disagreements about how much angst and pain I will allow him to put my characters through. So he punishes me by abandoning me for long periods.