Thursday, July 23, 2009
Posts Tagged ‘music’
I was born with music in my blood. I love everything to do with music (80s rule!!) but I can’t write with music (music with lyrics) in the background. Today I came to a coffeeshop to write with my iPod loaded with instrumentals, but I found myself able to work on my essay with Paul Simon in the background. I even found myself singing along to one of his songs I haven’t heard in over two decades.
What music makes your heroine sing? Even if she’s in a place where singing out loud isn’t acceptable, what song on the radio would make her sing? (or hum?). What does that song reveal about her character? Is there a way that song can play into your story’s theme?
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Do You Write to Music?
Yes, it’s true, I should be writing. Hot coffee and six (now five) uninterrupted hours for writing while the boys do their golf and sleep thing, but I made the (fortunate) mistake of checking in on Twitter before I started today.
One blog post and two clicks later, I’m filling my ears with the best music in the world: 80s one-hit wonders–on my non-iTunes laptop. How?
Type in a group/song you love and it does all the work. In the time it picked out songs, I registered for free and while I know I’ll get a time-out soon, I’m enjoying the free tunes. (I’m on the free, not the $36 ad-free version, hence the time-out).
And if you’re proudly and firmly stuck in the 80s, visit the post (and great 80s music blog) that got me to Pandora: The Secret Code to Internet Radio: Kajagoogoo at the Stuck in the 80s blog at TampaBay.com
I’m thinking a little Tainted Love would help get my outline moving…
What music inspires your writing?
It's pretty simple, really. I'm a writer who loves writing about writing, and sharing all the tricks of the trade with other writers. And when I'm not writing, I'm thinking about writing. I have a hunch you know what I mean :)