Wendy: (dangles Mountain Dew in front of muse.) C'mon.... it'll be fun. Sarah said it will be fun.
Muse: (raises eyebrows) Really? That's what you're going with? Mountain Dew?
Wendy: (sighs) We've got to do it. You know we do.
Muse: We already wrote this book. (points at other WIPs) We haven't written those. We should work on those.
Wendy: (snaps in front of muse's face) Hey! Focus.... focus. Ignore the shiny.
Muse: (rolls eyes) Okay... what else do you have?
Wendy: Uhh danger music?
Muse: Danger music?
Wendy: Yeah... you know the music that plays during movie trailers and during actions scenes? I though maybe we could hum it while we work on the chapter summary. I thought maybe if we pictured the book as a series of flashing action scenes and then filled in the blanks....
Muse: That's what you're bringing to the table? Mountain Dew and danger music?
Wendy: Possibly sex. We might be able to con the husband into sex tonight if we finish this chapter summary.
Muse: Dude, that's all you... otherwise it's creepy... it's like a threesome.
Wendy: Yeah, I suppose. I was hoping... the endorphins...?
Muse: I do like endorphins.
Wendy: We don't have to tell him.
Muse: There is that.
Wendy: Plus, danger music and Mountain Dew. (eyes house) I should probably clean, though. Possibly do some laundry.
Muse: Okay, you do that... and bring the danger music and Mountain Dew and we'll see what happens.
Wendy: Hopefully some very dark things. BAWAHAHAHA!
Muse: Don't do that.
Wendy: What?
Muse: The laugh. Don't do the laugh.
Wendy: (rolls eyes) Fine. (Starts humming)
Muse: That's the Last of the Mohicans theme. What the hell kind of book do you think we're writing?
Wendy: Uhh....
Muse: (rolls eyes) Go with something from Terminator or maybe Transformers.
Wendy: Fine.
Muse: Fine.
Wendy: Pass the Mountain Dew.
Muse: (passes) You finish off that diet crap. I don't run on diet crap.
Wendy: Oh for the love of....!
Muse: Don't profane.
Wendy: (smiles)
Danger Music:
Chuckling about this one, Wendy. That is one demanding muse. :)
ReplyDeleteRequiem for a Dream is my "danger music" too!!
ReplyDelete:) Sounds like me the last week or so...so happy to see I'm not the only one struggling with the Muse.
ReplyDeleteJulie, she is... and she gets pissy sometimes and won't help. It's a pain.
ReplyDeleteKatie, that's awesome! It's totally perfect for danger music.
Damyanti, yeah, I'm hoping this will get easier as I go, but some days... some days just don't play nice.