tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post4985749949681469164..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: The Music of WordsLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-10388566529978778682007-02-21T11:21:00.000-05:002007-02-21T11:21:00.000-05:00Oh, I have a soundtrack (or score, actually) for e...Oh, I have a soundtrack (or score, actually) for every book I write.<BR/><BR/>I listened YA Gothic, and to this day, it's an easy way to climb back into the "head space" of that book when I need to for editing.<BR/><BR/>For me, writing and music go hand-in-hand...<BR/><BR/>The scores to Harry Potter ARE wonderful for writing, but then again, pretty much anything by Willimas is fantastic!Michelle Zinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127978024081928639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-70890801661003865252007-02-20T22:37:00.000-05:002007-02-20T22:37:00.000-05:00Hi LisaFascinating stuff! Thanks for bringing it u...Hi Lisa<BR/><BR/>Fascinating stuff! Thanks for bringing it up.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the music is a way of tapping into that meditative space faster--getting into that dream space where we can imagine and return with stories that other people also imagine.<BR/><BR/>GraceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152680091261268510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-66147165546446424842007-02-19T17:48:00.000-05:002007-02-19T17:48:00.000-05:00This post grabbed me: the ways in which music is b...This post grabbed me: the ways in which music is both created and utilized is one of the themes I used in my novel!<BR/><BR/>(Makes it sound quite intellectual, eh? Never fear.)<BR/><BR/>I also used some carefully selected lyrics quotes, which are costing me a fortune. :-)<BR/><BR/>Music is so primal and evocative, and surely an essential tool for getting a writer into the writing mood.Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-65054108905806608772007-02-19T13:45:00.000-05:002007-02-19T13:45:00.000-05:00Lisa, I love this post. I listened to Mozart's Re...Lisa, I love this post. I listened to Mozart's Requiem. It set just the right tone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-78606110113490893022007-02-19T13:24:00.000-05:002007-02-19T13:24:00.000-05:00I use this technique. When I wrote my Regency hist...I use this technique. When I wrote my Regency historical novel, I listened to classical music. Lately, since I'm working on WW2 stuff, I've really been into big band, swing music, and the standards - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, etc. I LOVE listening to Sirius or Yahoo's radio stations for this music.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-74367378870438812712007-02-19T13:01:00.000-05:002007-02-19T13:01:00.000-05:00Lisa, I know just what you mean. For my current W...Lisa, I know just what you mean. For my current WIP, I often listen to the soundtrack from THE PIANO. The main theme has that urgent, yet wispy melody that really echoes the sense of my mc's main struggle. I also have a playlist that I often put on while I am getting ready to write. Since I often drive 25 minutes up to my office at the college to get some quality, quiet time to write (away from dogs and kids and everything else), I use that time to listen to these songs. Several Nickel Creek songs lend a voice to my mc. They just sound like him. Many of the songs are about writing or echo some theme I am building in my story. <BR/><BR/>Another soundtrack I listen to is from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. My book is a historical fantasy, so there are a lot of influences here.<BR/><BR/>Even today, as I was coming home from the grocery, with my kids in the back seat, and my ipod plugged into the radio, one of my "writing" songs came on, and I instantly had the itch to get back to the book.<BR/><BR/>I really couldn't live without music. It is in my head at all times.Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.com