NCW - Christmas Muse (standard:romance, 969 words)
Author: KShaw	Added: Dec 31 2005	Views/Reads: 3331/2223	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Tom Monteath wakes on Christmas morning, and after performing his usual wake up rituals begins to write...

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always done it. It's just, well, I can see when you're despairing and 
sad and I love you just the same and just as much as when your ideas 
come easily and you're happy and fun.' That's what you said, and now, 
seeing me despair, you appear knowing there's no story here, no idea, 
not even enough words for a recipe.” 

By daybreak Tom Monteath has four thousand words down; hard bitten words
that came not from inspiration, but from hard work, and some inner 
belief that he is a writer, and just that the word alone implies 
professionalism.  Being a writer does not afford him the luxury of 
sitting around waiting or inspiration to write books for him; it never 
had, it never will. 

“Shall I light a candle, Tom?”  She asks. He looks up from his work. 

“I think that would be nice.' He says. 

“Tom, you got to finish these stories; you've got to write about all
these other characters, do you understand, Tom? You got to pick 
yourself up, and you've got to finish these stories; don't you get it, 
the whole world is waiting.” 

His fears become voices, but appear less threatening with her at his
side. He continues to type feverishly, while down on the shore 
Christmas is borne on the waves. 


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