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A Look Inside: Writing to Music
Some writers love writing to music, other’s can’t focus with it and need silence. Some have specific playlists, others can just throw their library on shuffle. Some use instrumental focus music, others can listen to lyrics.
From the beginning, I’ve been a little bit of all of these. Mostly, it depends on what I’m writing. Sometimes I can write to music, other times I get so lost in the flow that I forget to even press play. I thought I’d share a little bit about the music behind the books.
Blue Star Series
It’s no surprise that music is an instrumental (haha get it?) part to the making of these two series. The Soul Series builds songs into the book, having our characters communicate their emotions via music. I continued that theme into the Star Series, even though through this one, the songs aren’t explicitly mentioned but rather go along as a companion. Click those links to see the playlists!
While writing in this world, I can do what many writers cannot do… listen to music with lyrics. I create ‘dump’ playlists of songs that I know fit the story and then set those lists on shuffle. Sometimes while writing a certain scene, I’ll replay a song until the scene is written so I can keep the same emotions/vibe going for the whole time. As I start to finalize the playlists that will coordinate with chapters…
