Are you in touch with your inner Daemon?

I knew that the concept of an innner spirit fueling a writer's words was nothing new, but I had no idea of the history and depth of the idea until I happened by chance upon an article by writer Dan Simmons on that very subject.

The concept of an inner force influencing a writer's thoughts is one that comes to my mind naturally from time to time, especially whenever a new fully-formed story pops into my head from seemingly nowhere.

I even found the idea interesting enough to make it the subject of my debut short story, Whatever Possessed You?. It was a subject I hadn't seen discussed in much detail before, but I can't say that any more after reading Dan Simmons' article!

Folks, prepare to break out your dictionaries and get yourself educated. Consider yourself forewarned: this article WILL make you feel stupid.

Link: http://www.dansimmons.com/writing_wel...