When you consider how many books use song titles as titles...yeah. It's easy to see how much music feeds creativity.
While I was writing Evermine, one of my critique partners emailed me a link to a song and said--this is Emma. I gave it a listen, and it is. I got chills listening to it. I still do. I'd like to share that song with you.
I guess I have Emma on the brain lately, since I'm working on second round edits on that book. She was the voice I heard while writing Everlong. Her story, and Harper's, I sometimes think is the reason I wrote the first book. (Let's not tell their siblings that, shall we?)
Once I wrap up Evermine, I still have Frost edits ahead of me. Once those are finished, I'm looking for a way to reconnect with Dillon and Isabeau as I write Eversworn. Music seems like the logical choice, and I have a song in mind...
Yep. I'm smiling as I write this. That song speaks to me on so many levels, and I think it's a good connection between Dillon and me. Of course, while I was song shopping, I found one for Vaughn (from the next Araneae Nation novel), but I think I'll keep that under my hat for now.
How about y'all? Any songs you listen to over and over to connect with a character or to get in the mood to write certain scenes?
2 comments:
I keep a collection of songs on my ipod to help find certain emotions. :)
I used to find character-specific songs, but it seems like now I have a handful that help me hit the right mood. I have five or six that are definitely mood-specific. Makes me wonder if it's me or if there's a lull in the music industry lately. :/
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