Getting that spark back?

[Spiky Elf Lover]

I've been on Chaos for a decent bit now, just a couple weeks past a year. And I find that now, in comparison to when Chaos was this glamorous and new thing to me, that my muse is simply just not there. Not as fun as it used to be. So, I wanted to raise the question of what do all you fine folk do when it comes to trying to regain Muse when there isn't much of any left?

 

[Yula Perl]

Sometimes it's good to give your muse a break and recharge. When I'm tapped out muse-wise, I write in other places. Usually a few weeks away is enough to make me come crawling back. Good luck!

 

[Jsc]

I’d echo the same. Take two weeks off. If you come back? Great. If not? Steam Summer Sale. Lol.

 

[Hailyn]

I read a new book or six, maybe watch a couple movies, take a break from writing entirely, etc. I took nearly a year off a couple years ago to pursue IRL things and came back with more writing motivation than ever before.

 

[Hailyn]

I read a new book or six, maybe watch a couple movies, take a break from writing entirely, etc. I took nearly a year off a couple years ago to pursue IRL things and came back with more writing motivation than ever before.

 

[Tathra Khaeus]

I consume other forms of media to recharge. Games, books, movies, music.

Sometimes whatever I'm enjoying will hit me with some cinematic scene in my head, and that typically bolsters my muse. Or yes, take a break. Or try something entirely different.

 

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If it's feeling like a job, I will quit for 2-3 months and focus on working out, hiking, playing with my dog etc - whatever to get me out of the house and away from the computer for a long time. That way when I come back, I'm always looking forward to it and usually have a pretty good time.

 

[WolfMortum]

My muse can falter at times, and sometimes Chaos would feel like a real crawl. Becoming a Faction Admin keeps me fairly active however, I'm having to participate in stories beyond Veiere's own personal direction which can, at times, bring me out of a slump.

Outside of Chaos however, I'm also a big gamer. Because of this, I've often been inspired to create a new Character, but many of them have been shelved as I can't seem to maintain more than three or four characters at any one time.

I guess Games and Movies are my answer. That and anything that encourages a good time/mood lol.

 

[Marina DeVoe]

My muse wavers now and then, especially when those whom I love to write with take a sabbatical.
If it's a long enough gap before they return, I hit up a new writer (being careful not to overextend my self in taking on more commitments than I can handle) and I'm off to new horizons.
To me, a new writer opens up my mind to new avenues and thus rekindles my muse. Of course I only post from work, so I know my limitations as far as overextending myself.

Other interests? Yes of course, we all have RL interests. But who wants to hear what my interests are unless they are writers that I collaborate with...