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    The Writer Waiting on the Other Side

    Have you ever actually felt the Muse alive in you as you’re writing? Last week, I actually did, and I realized it nearly in real time. Let me explain. “Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him.” Those are the words Ben Kenobi tells young Luke Skywalker forty-nine years ago (in this galaxy) about the mysterious energy field that surrounds, penetrates, and binds the galaxy together. We creative types know our version of the Force. It’s the Muse. She’s there to help us create something from nothing, guiding us through our creative blocks and drawing on lessons from the past to make the best possible thing at the…