tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post9149309175840239982..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: Guest Blog: Sarah Ballance: Your Muse is Better Than My MuseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-80361329925270648632011-03-03T16:36:53.384-05:002011-03-03T16:36:53.384-05:00Katalina ... you made it about sex. I love you de...Katalina ... you made it about sex. I love you dearly. Thanks for a GOOD laugh!Sarah Ballancehttp://sarahballance.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-78500874016116958202011-03-03T16:35:22.228-05:002011-03-03T16:35:22.228-05:00LOL Lily! (My youngest daughter's name is Lil...LOL Lily! (My youngest daughter's name is Lillian - we call her Lily bean.) I'm with you. Stay up late(r)? Get out of bed in the morning? PSHAW! I can see me getting up, making something hot to drink, and settling down with my computer only to get ... NADA. Can't you hear him now? "Just wanted to see if you'd actually get up." LOL. Thanks for commiserating! ;c) Why isn't there a muse boot camp? Hmph.Sarah Ballancehttp://sarahballance.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-70823687915194482062011-03-03T16:28:24.398-05:002011-03-03T16:28:24.398-05:00Hi, Melissa! And OMG, now I know why you look for...Hi, Melissa! And OMG, now I know why you look forward to taking your hero to bed each night (er, that would be in the laptop) - he might give you animal parts, but at least you don't have to wash them! ;c) I'm STILL shuddering over that drink-from-a-bladder thing! At any rate, your muse probably just cowers when he sees that tough guy walk through the door. (Or - in both our cases - the muse is hiding from the kids. ERGH.)Sarah Ballancehttp://sarahballance.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-49218789829746150202011-03-03T12:29:25.877-05:002011-03-03T12:29:25.877-05:00I loved this post! My inner muse is a flirt with e...I loved this post! My inner muse is a flirt with everyone else but makes me beg for it. I do love him and couldn't live without him.<br />XXOO KatKatalina Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792533045672712045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-4221163998272465832011-03-03T12:24:32.220-05:002011-03-03T12:24:32.220-05:00That should be socks, not sicks.... but hey, whate...That should be socks, not sicks.... but hey, whatever. I do have a house full of "sicks" right now.Melissa Pickeringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-66636986454758296112011-03-03T12:21:30.093-05:002011-03-03T12:21:30.093-05:00Oh, and Happy Birthday, CZ! I hope you liked your...Oh, and Happy Birthday, CZ! I hope you liked your surprise, and congrats on your first novel!!!!Melissa Pickeringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-7428180510261171612011-03-03T12:21:15.570-05:002011-03-03T12:21:15.570-05:00Sarah - fab post, had me giggling and nodding my h...Sarah - fab post, had me giggling and nodding my head in agreement, my muse is similar, but drives me nuts because of his nocturnal habits, just as I'm drifting off he's on at me, lifting my eye lids and saying 'go and turn on the laptop...' which I don't, I have to sleep sometime, and then in the morning, before the dawn breaks, he's harping on in my ear, 'quick, get up now, go and indulge me' - also not an option, bed is too warm and cosy!Then in the day, he yawns and complains he's too tired! Sullen teenager - oh, yes I know all about it :-)Lily Harlemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051493390626316948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-40459329214464737022011-03-03T12:20:25.168-05:002011-03-03T12:20:25.168-05:00Wait... you guys have a muse??? I want one!!! (i...Wait... you guys have a muse??? I want one!!! (insert my 4 yr old's whine here) I didn't know I was supposed to have one. I feel left out. The Army has my husband 30 hours a day, so I guess he's out of the running. I usually just picture everything going on as if I were watching a really awesome, epic movie.<br /><br />And I do email myself, and text myself, and leave a notepad by my bed in case I happen to have an epiphany or something while I sleep, but more often than not, I find it missing because one of the kids stole it to do their homework.<br /><br />When the days' work is done, and I look forward to those few quiet moments I'll have to myself, low and behold! there is my husband, acutally home - covered in red clay filth. I get a quick kiss, an arm-full of disgusting clothes and stinky been-worn-for-three-days nasty green sicks and a "Can you wash these, I need them for tomorrow." <br /><br />Romantic and inspiring, huh?Melissa Pickeringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-51860032272597023122011-03-03T12:05:51.445-05:002011-03-03T12:05:51.445-05:00Polly - you nailed it. FAR more time thinking abo...Polly - you nailed it. FAR more time thinking about writing than writing (even during my writing time, I'm afraid. LOL.) And I lose my paper notes and accidentally delete my texts AND I currently have 2,682 email messages in my inbox. I can't FIND those emails to myself! LOL. Thanks for stopping by and commiserating. Good to know I didn't pick the only miscreant in the bunch. ;c)Sarah Ballancehttp://sarahballance.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-81262126756674464542011-03-03T11:36:08.776-05:002011-03-03T11:36:08.776-05:00I think my muse and yours are cousins. I spend mor...I think my muse and yours are cousins. I spend more time thinking about writing and what I will write when I finally have the time than I do actually writing. I'm envious of your texting ability! Not something I do or have my phone set up for. Post-it notes and scraps of paper are my substitutes. LOTS of scraps of paper.<br /><br />Congratulations on getting a chapter written in a month AND the publication of Down In Flames<br /><br />PollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-7229839971461091542011-03-03T11:27:52.531-05:002011-03-03T11:27:52.531-05:00Sarah Ballance, you little snitch, you! But, well,...Sarah Ballance, you little snitch, you! But, well, as long as it's only my 28th time to turn 30, I won't pop you over the noggin!<br /><br />Thank you both for the wishes!<br /><br />And back at you, Sarah. You're the best.C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-14018902997989621062011-03-03T10:45:27.219-05:002011-03-03T10:45:27.219-05:00Well, Happy Birthday Zampa!!!Well, Happy Birthday Zampa!!!Renee Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911632561277496224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-14426231055025635262011-03-03T10:37:52.237-05:002011-03-03T10:37:52.237-05:00Hi, Kim! Thank GOODNESS I'm not alone. I'...Hi, Kim! Thank GOODNESS I'm not alone. I'll think of you next time I take a rubberband to the eyelashes, LOL. Thanks so much for stopping by and saying hello!Sarah Ballancehttp://sarahballance.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-79735424592581568902011-03-03T10:35:15.919-05:002011-03-03T10:35:15.919-05:00Is there a plot to make me cry today? LOL! Thank ...Is there a plot to make me cry today? LOL! Thank YOU, Zampa! And, I might add, your muse may be a petulant Italian but he sure does know how to romance you when the time is right. <br /><br />Plug for Zampa: Her first novel released just yesterday, and it's one of the most poignant, beautifully written stories I've ever read. And since TODAY is Zampa's birthday, perhaps you'd like to check it out? http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2204<br /><br />Thank you for such kind, thoughtful words. You rock the crit partner thing! (BACK OFF, ya'll ... she's MINE! LOL.)Sarah Ballancehttp://sarahballance.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-34113394543636214922011-03-03T10:34:17.467-05:002011-03-03T10:34:17.467-05:00LOL! This sounds so much like my muse I think they...LOL! This sounds so much like my muse I think they're long lost brothers!! Very funny and very amusing. But also very true. Thank youKim Bowman Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345036157361641830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-30002189751099245722011-03-03T10:25:45.850-05:002011-03-03T10:25:45.850-05:00Well, hmmmm. I started to say I want to SEE a muse...Well, hmmmm. I started to say I want to SEE a muse that feeds chocolate covered strawberries to its owner, but...nah...it would only depress me. <br /><br />While my muse is not a snotty teenager like yours, it IS nevertheless a petulant Italian (you KNEW, did't you, it HAD to be Italian), who turns up his nose at me when it's time to write. But, like you, when I'm otherwise occupied by that good ol' 9-5 job, he's a regular little jibber-jabber. <br /><br />I LOVE your suggestion of texting yourself and emailing. I need to try that. Show my pouty little bambino muse a thing of two! LOL.<br />Enjoyed your post. And all I can say is this, Sarah Ballance: your muse may withhold from you and smart off at you, but, boy, when he lets loose, he sure gives you some WONDERFUL words. <br /><br />I'll forfeit the chocolate covered strawberries in favor of an eloquent meany muse like yours. LOL.<br /><br />Keep up the beautiful work!C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-78414304799116584792011-03-03T09:36:16.286-05:002011-03-03T09:36:16.286-05:00WOW, Renee. I keep blinking and your words are st...WOW, Renee. I keep blinking and your words are still there, so I think you may have actually written them. *wheeze* Thank you SO much for giving me a feel-good jolt of inspiration today! (My muse sure as heck isn't doing anything.) ;c)Sarah Ballancehttp://sarahballance.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-39809493374040977822011-03-03T08:25:13.015-05:002011-03-03T08:25:13.015-05:00Sarah, this has got to be one of the most amusing ...Sarah, this has got to be one of the most amusing and well written posts I've read in a long time. (No disrespect to anyone else)<br /><br />I LOVE your writing...<br /><b>(Attention romance fans, you have to read Down In Flames by Sarah Ballance - great book)</b><br />Your flowery flare for descriptive phrases and anecdotal sentences chock-full of vivid details is unlike any other.<br /><br />Whether you realize it or not, your muse is alive and well, my dear.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading <b>Run To You</b> too!Renee Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911632561277496224noreply@blogger.com