Discussing individual lists with three or four other students, they compile the best ones to present to the whole class. The writer's great suffering plants the seed for great writing. The writer's expansion of awareness relieves suffering and prepares the ground for great writing. The Writer draws from her limited reservoir of life experiences. The writer draws from her unlimited reservoir of creative intelligence.
Writers can summon the muse with drugs and other stimulants.
An authentic muse is always available when one writes from the level of unbounded creative intelligence. The writer keeps a distance from society, which allows her to develop acute perceptions. The writer experiences an intimate connection with society and perceives all of life in its totality. Inspiration comes in random, unpredictable bursts. Inspiration can be cultivated through regular contact with the field of unbounded Pure Consciousness.