Music and writing

[LaJovena]

Does anybody use music to help you stay in the right mood when you're trying to write? Listening to Enya and the like seems to help me while I'm writing "Sweet Maggie". I have another novella going (unpublished) that is spurred by the blues.

Happy writing!

LaJ

 

[Lady_Guenivere]

Absolutely. Music is a big part of writing for me. It definitely sets a mood and I always have it playing.

 

[sr71plt]

Does anybody use music to help you stay in the right mood when you're trying to write? Listening to Enya and the like seems to help me while I'm writing "Sweet Maggie". I have another novella going (unpublished) that is spurred by the blues.

Happy writing!

LaJ

Yes, I use background music--but it's got to be in the background. I can't write to vocals or any sort of rock. I need the classics or that "Solitudes" or "Atmospheres" stuff you find in giftstores.

And I only use it for getting into a writing session. After a bit, you could have a military coup going on outside (which I've actually written to), and I'd be too zoned into the writing to know it's there.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Does anybody use music to help you stay in the right mood when you're trying to write?

Absolutely! I'm working on a peice right now that requires Miranda Lambert and Sara Evans at intervals.

 

[jomar]

Silence or atmosphere music without lyrics.