Channel Your Writing Muse on Speculative Sandbox

How can your creative muse be given room to breathe?

The latest episode of Vickie Lan’s superlative Speculative Sandbox podcast has dropped with me as the guest-star! It’s a brisk 15-minute episode that you can slot into your day, and I hope you’ll consider giving it a listen.

Have you ever had a dream that slips away the moment you try to put it into words? Writing can be like that sometimes, too, but, just like with dreams, it’s possible to grow a habit that makes your mind a home for the Muse.

I’ve known too many people who had a story to tell but never managed to start putting it down on a page.

My name is Odin Halvorson, and I want to guide you through the wonderful worlds of fantastic fiction, riveting book reviews, and writerly wranglings! Last year, Vickie and I collaborated on two episodes: one for Speculative Sandbox, and one for my own podcast, Round Table Radio, produced by Round Table Writers.

Today, I want to talk about inspiration, why we need it, why we don’t and what to do when it just isn’t coming.

Inspiration is one of those fickle beasts that never seems to be there when I want it to lend me a hand. I’ll be sitting at my computer, trying to work on a scene, and I may as well be…