Finding the Muse Again #amwriting

It's summer. This means that I don't have regular classes and my job is a bit more at my discretion (though I'm still working full time--it's not like I get summers "off" :). But this does mean that I'm not working nights and weekends as much ("be a professor" they said. "It'll be fun!" they said....). Anyhow, this means that I am writing a lot more than I have been and want to start a new project. This leads to me sitting and staring at my computer screen a whole lot. And getting distracted by the internet.

My muse, you see, has decided that I am not worth her time. Maybe it's the stress of the last few months scaring her (or him...but I have always felt like my muse is female), or the fact that I've been
Funky writing prompt fun from Pinterest.a bit inconsistent with my writing, or that I'm on submission and seriously trying not to think about that too much, or well, a hundred other things.

So, what to do to lure that muse back? Well, a few things that tend to work for me are:

Read good books :) Not that I'm looking for ideas, but books that remind me why I love books always sparks my desire to write something awesome.Take long walks and just get into the moment. A run works too. Letting my imagination run while doing so really helps.A fun movie or TV, which again sparks the story part of my brain.Pinterest. I know, kinda random, right? but there are all kinds of fun writing prompts collected there, along with other creative-oriented fun that I enjoy perusing. There are other things, too, but these are my top ones. What about you? What do you do to get your muse to come out and play?