Did you forget?

Have you ever felt like your muse likes to play tricks on you? I'm pretty sure my muse lives for the practical joke.

I was in the car with my dad, my phone had died and I had no way of writing anything down when i sudden idea for a murder mystery hit me. Now those of you who know me know that I don't like murder mysteries, I don't read them and I definitely don't write them. I'm all about paranormal, romance and fantasy.

This whole story was played out in my head as we drove down the road. I saw the killer, the main characters, the setting, the plot twist, everything a writer normally struggles with (well me anyways) was all played out like a perfect movie in my head. I started to get excited about it and was messing around with character story lines, and how involved i wanted people with each other.

So when I get home, I have to feed my cat, switch laundry, empty and reload the dish washer and make sure the dogs get put outside with plenty of food and water. So by the time I sit down, I'm so tired I got to take a nap. I wake up and decide to get started on the story. One problem:

I don't remember anything.

At all.

I can't even remember what my main character's first name is. I stare at the horrible blank screen that all writers come to fear, willing my brain to remember one tiny detail to re spark my imagination. Of course, I come up empty.

This isn't the first time my muse has done this to me. Generally it happens at night, when I'm too tired to move but I get the greatest ideas. Leave it to the universe to give me the muse that is the practical joker.

On a more positive note, I think i might go get some french break.

Until next time :)