Beating the Beast of Creativity...Writer's Block

Image via WikipediaCreativity comes and goes.  For creative people we are always looking for the muse.  That inspiration that will drive us to create art, books, movies, songs, etc.  When we find it we use to the point where we begin treating like a mule or some other beast of burden; screaming at it to work for us, make us some money, bring us our happiness in form of fame, fortune, love (Cyrno D' Bergerac) or some other tangible want.

Creativity then becomes angry and scared and wants to leave and often times it leaves without a trace and then we are left alone and lonely.  Scared.  What do we do now.  Well we have to go do something different  that will coax the muse back to us.  Usually anything that will ignite the senses and psychic energies will do.  Going on a trip, going on a roller coaster, a near death experience, or even just having an altercation with someone.  I can't tell you how many crazy cool ideas I've had after a bad experience with someone.  My mind goes into over drive and the ideas come rushing in.  I think it has more to do with me expressing my true self in those moments rather than laying down the tracks and letting the train pass over me.

Creativity hates fear, it hates cowards.  If you are coward you better learn to be brave or else creativity will never come for you.  You have to be willing to go into the dark underworld in the astrology it could be called the twelfth house in mythology it would be deemed as Hades.  Go into hell and back and see what you come back with.  Will win you the respect of Creativity.

Just don't go over board and abuse it again when it does come back.  You have to respect it or in the end it can bite you in the ass.