Welcome to Krahe's Nest

I have learned many things on my path to completing a first novel. I have always written articles for things like journals, news papers, magazines and reports. The research is still murder but there is usually a clearcut way of doing things. You decide on your topic, you research it and write about it in an organized manner. Not so with a novel, not if you want to make it a page turner. You have to know all your characters as intimately, if not better, than you know yourself. You have to draw yourself maps and pictures so you know clearly how your characters get from point A to point B and what they saw along the way. You have to have twists and turns and cliffhangers to make it interesting but most of all you have to work at it everyday. That is where it really gets difficult. How do you write when you’re not in the mood or simply can’t find the right inspiration to do so? Well for a witch the answer is clear, you turn to your Muse. Most anybody who is artistic in any possible way has heard of a Muse, right? Well you may not believe in them, but I am sincerely telling you that if you’re stuck in the middle of something and can’t seem to get that forward motion to get through it you need to start believing in that Muse and somehow if you believe and you treat her right she’ll get you through it. Here are some techniques for getting her to appear.

Things You’ll Need:

• Athletic Shoes
• Running Clothes
• Journals
• Cassette Tape Recorders
• Aromatherapy Candles
• Candles
• Bubble Baths
• Sandlewood Incense
• Music For Zen Meditation
• Notebook Papers
• Pens And Pencils
• Printer Paper