MUSE MONDAY
I'm so happy to have CJ Matthew as my guest on Discover Yourself today.
The belief that creative
people have a contributing or inhibiting entity woven into their artistic process,
in the form of a muse, is a fascinating idea. In writer interviews and blogs, some
authors refer to consulting with their muse. Conversely, writers have accused a
muse of refusing to help, or of abandoning them.
In the classical
framework of Greek mythology, the muses are the nine daughters of Zeus, trained
by Apollo, who gave artists and philosophers the inspiration to create. Within
each muse’s particular field of expertise: music, poetry, writing, and so on,
she was heavily involved in a mortal’s artistic process by providing imagination
and inspiration.
At the beginning of the Iliad
and Odyssey, Homer invokes the Muse to
provide any information she may have to help him better tell the stories in his
epic poems.
For a romance writer, the most connected muse appears to be Erato. As the protector of
love and love poetry, in art she’s depicted holding a lyre, love arrows and
bows. Her name comes from the Greek word Eros
referring to the feeling of falling in love.
In a more modern context, the 1999 film comedy, Muse, is set in Hollywood and stars Sharon Stone in the title role.
In this movie, the fickle muse drives men seeking her help crazy by demanding
gifts and constant attention.
However a writer chooses to imagine the muse, either as an external force
providing a direct conduit of ideas and creative resources, or as simply the
name give to the author’s own inner well of creativity, history urges all
creative people to treat the muse with care.
Still risking their lives…The Paladin
Group.
Ginger
Odom has sworn to become self-reliant…
Until
she is arrested in a small town and framed for the murder of a police officer. Seems
everyone in the community wants her behind bars, regardless of the truth, so her
aunt enlists the help of the Paladin Group. A team of wounded former military
men and woman, now civilian lawyers and investigators, they rescue people in serious
trouble.
Hale
Peters is determined to ignore his knee injury…
The
former Air Force Pararescueman, wounded during a rocket attack on Bagram
Airfield, Afghanistan, accepts his first reboot for Paladin. His mission—keep
Ginger safe until he can prove her innocence—becomes a bigger challenge than
expected when he and Ginger clash over who’s in charge.
The Devil Dogs just want to help…
The
group of older veterans steps up to assist, but when Ginger’s life is
threatened by the real killer, Hale and Ginger need to work together if they
hope to stay alive.The Devil Dogs just want to help…
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The Paladin Group
The romantic suspense series begins with Deadly Reboot, Paladin Group Book 1 .
Set in a small southern town, the series features wounded air force
veterans, men and women warriors turned civilian lawyers and investigators
determined to continue their rescue work.
Book 2 Survival Reboot is
due to release September 28, 2016.
Book 3 Maximum Reboot is
releasing December 7, 2016.
