I love music. Not as much as reading, possibly as much as writing. I love pop, country, punk, ska, bluegrass, oldies, rock, Motown, Broadway, alternative, and even some rap. Over the past two months writing my novel has been spent mostly listening to popular music.
Music I Write To… is a playlist of those songs plus a couple that make me think of my plot (Radioactive, Royals, Let Her Go). Iris is there because it is always calming to me, Sweeter Than Fiction is there almost purely for the title.
Music can set your mood for a scene. Before I wrote my climactic action scene, I put on upbeat angry rap (The Streets and Eminem, not on this playlist). When I was gearing up for a kissing scene, I listened to sugary sweet love songs. While doing long stints of writing, I played Country or light Rock since they have soothing, even tone throughout.
You can make you own playlists online, or with your smart phone, or you can listen to the radio through your computer. Other sites for music listening and making playlists:
What do you listen to when writing? Do you like your favorite music? Only Instrumental? What about for reading? Leave a comment or tweet me and share!
P.S. If you feel like dancing, Spiderman will dance along to any music. He’s magic like that.
R.A. Frick 