Comments on: Writing & Music

By: clowncar

clowncar — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:58:25 +0000

I don’t listen to music when I write. There’s usually a lot of familial chaos about me when I write. I listen to the chaos.

LOVE Arcade Fire. And I’m pretty set in my ways. Bluegrass. Alt country. But they broke through.

By: Writin’ Music « Lauren Leto

Writin’ Music « Lauren Leto — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:40:17 +0000

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By: Joe Cappelli

Joe Cappelli — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:22:30 +0000

Baby Got Back by Sir Mix A lot is my song of the year. It brings me back to my childhood.

By: Noel

Noel — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:15:46 +0000

This is something I’ve considered doing myself. Since you said this is named after your character, I wonder what it feels to sink into the skin of a character. Since I’m writing in persona, I’m wondering what the hell would Hemingway listen to.

I can’t seem to listen to music when I’m writing–unless it’s in a different language that I can’t understand or if it’s instrumental.

How do you stay focused with writing and with the music around you as you work?

By: Kristan

Kristan — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:09:08 +0000

Thanks for sharing! You know, I always love to know what people are listening to/inspired by when they’re writing. Right now I’m in a silence phase (where I am more productive if there’s no music going) but what I DO like to do is listen to music while I’m *thinking* about the story, so it sets the tone for me but then I turn everything off to write.

(But talk to me again in 2 weeks and I’ll probably say the silence got stifling and now I’m back to jamming while I work. )