Pumping Your Muse Author:Donna Sundblad Drive your imagination through a series of world-building drills with Pumping Your Muse. Each chapter extracts elements from the real world and uses them to construct a believable fictional realm while giving birth to naturally emerging characters. This innovative process takes fresh scenes, turns them upside down and propels fresh ideas into ne... more »w un-chartered territories where thought processes depart from the path of the obvious. Following the examples in this book, writer's newly conceived scenes meld into a storyline complete with a beginning, middle and end. Whether you're a seasoned author suffering from writer's block or a fledgling writer looking for inspiration and guidance, this book is for you.« less