I was going to do an awesome April Fools thing today, but really couldn't bring myself to do it. Probably because I couldn't think of anything cool enough to post. So, today I'm going to talk about music.How many of you write to music? Show of hands? ;)
When I first started writing, I could only write to silence. Like, no sound at all. I'd make my hubby plug in his headphones to watch t.v. I couldn't concentrate if there was anything else going on in the room.
Now, I'm the one who has headphones or ear-buds in.
I find I can get further into my characters heads when I'm listening to music. If I'm writing a lovey dovey scene, I turn on a lovey dovey song that reminds me of the happy couple. If I'm writing an action scene, I turn on some of my instrumental stuff. I don't know why music gets the story flowing for me. It just works. I don't know why I suddenly changed either. From silence to music? Beats me! :)
Anyway, I think music is so inspiring. I love it. It makes me happy. If you haven't ever tried writing with music, you should try it sometime. I never thought I'd like it, but now I can't write without it.
Some of my favorites?
Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sherlock Holmes, Taylor Swift, Paramore, and a TON of others.
What are your favorite tunes to write to? Any suggestions on some great soundtracks?
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9 comments:
I used to need silence. Then I wrote a book in a month and had to get over the silence thing so I could write when my kids were awake. I still can't write to music but I suspect the time will come. I do think music is inspirational!
I wish I could write to music. Usually, what I'm writing to us Dora the Exolorer, Go Diego Go, Wonderpets, Thomas and Friends, or Caillou. The joys of toddlers at home.
I love all the soundtracks you mentioned, my only issue with them is that they are so iconic that I cannot associate them with my story. It feels wrong trying to write my story while listening to LOTR (despite how amazing it really is). I like to challenge myself to find less recognizable scores to write to, some of my favorites are:
Gattaca, The Fountain, Defiance, A Very Long Engagement, The Tudors, and The Last Samurai... The list could go on. :)
I definitely can't narrow my music down to just the one song. Heck, I've got not just hundreds but thousands to choose from! I have always been one who listened to music while writing - whether it was a uni essay or something for my own writing fun.
I can listen to music before I start writing - to get me into the mood, but I prefer to do tha actual writing in silence. Even when I play music, as soon as I get into the writing, I stop listening.
I love the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack! My iPod is a mess. I've got everything from metal, grunge, electronic, piano and ambient. I guess I'm just cool like that. ;) I've recently realized I can't write my WIP to music, but Bleeding Me by Metallica (and other lonely ideas) inspired one of my novels, so music is a huge factor in my writing.
@Kayeleen Hamblin I know the feeling. Toddlers make writing so hard!! I'm surprised my books aren't filled with characters named Diego or Dora! lol
@Lindz Pagel I agree with the soundtracks being iconic. I have to switch it up a lot. Find soundtracks on the internet that I can't associate to a movie. Thanks for the suggestions!!
@Michelle MerrillI used to need silence as well. Now with the kids...not so much. :)
@Trisha I agree. I have a ton of music on my mp3 player. Whatever kind of scene I'm writing, I definitely have something to write to! :)
@Kari Marie I used to do that, but now I have to have music going while I write as well. :)
@Madeline Bartos I like a little of everything as well. Metallica is awesome! :D
I HAVE to write to music. It's a must. I like classical most of the time but love songs for love scenes aand I found Simple Plan to be excellent for my battle scenes. Music is so inspiring!
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