During this busiest time of year, I tend to careen a hard left into the path of silliness. Must be some sort of survival mechanism deeply ingrained in my psyche…or the result of a sugar-induced high from an overload of holiday treats.
While procrasta-tweeting on Twitter instead of attending to proper writerly assignments, I veered off into a bit of nonsense I thought I’d share with you today.
A Writer’s Five Days of Christmas (I didn’t think you could stand twelve.)
(You know the tune. Feel free to hum along.)
On the first day of Christmas my Muse gave to me: A blank laptop screen with a blinking cursor.
On the second day of Christmas my Muse gave to me: A two book series idea that I should’ve written down. ![]()
On the third day of Christmas my Muse gave to me: Three plot holes big enough to hide a mother elephant with her twins.
On the fourth day of Christmas my Muse gave to me: Four chirping crickets echoing in the silent space between my ears.
On the fifth day of Christmas my Muse gave to me: FIVE SWEATY LOVE SCENES…badum dum dum…
Four chirping crickets…
Three plot holes…
A forgotten two book series…
And A BLANK LAPTOP SCREEN WITH A BLINKING CURSOR…
Happy holidays, everyone. May your days be filled with silliness and your dreams filled with smiles.
My best to you,
Maeve
P.S. Next month, I’ll be giving away an ARC of ETERNITY’S MARK because we’ll be within a few of months of release day! ![]()



lol lol That’s great. And you put it to Holiday music.
Wishing you Happy Holidays.
Carol L
Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com
Ha! I’m glad you enjoyed it, Carol. Laughter is SUCH a stress reliever. Happy Holidays to you and yours!!
Very funny!!! I feel that way right now, trying to finish the sequel to my time travel historical. I thought Nanowrimo might kick my muse’s butt into gear, but she’s darn stubborn.
On the sixth day of Christmas my muse gave to me: six different research questions…
LOL! Muses can be SO wicked, Melissa. Best of luck taming yours!
Your muse gave you 5 love scenes? You’re gonna have to get her something really nice this year!
LOL! I’ll definitely have to reward her, Kate.
Very funny, especially the two-series idea [sigh]–do you mind if I forward it? Meredith
Be my guest, Meridith! And Happy Holidays to you.
Very cute. I love it. And can relate to every day
LOL! Thanks Willa! Happy Holidays
Was your muse tapping the egg nog again?
Quick! Write it down!
*Hiccup!* LOL! You betcha! Merry Christmas, Victoria.
Merry Christmas Maeve!
Merry Christmas Mary!!! And a joyous New Year too!
Hi, Maeve. Thanks for the holiday chuckle. Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Here’s hoping you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and a New Year filled with wishes come true, Dawn.
Darn that muse!
That was fun, Maeve! Thanks for the giggle.
LOL! Yep. That Muse is a wicked little beastie!!
heheh. Very funny, Maeve! Thanks for the giggle.
love it