tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post4318779569971650649..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: The MelodyMarilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-60651160072670634862011-09-01T16:06:26.406-05:002011-09-01T16:06:26.406-05:00The lyrics are a little depressing, but the girls ...The lyrics are a little depressing, but the girls just sounds so sweet and innocent. Maybe that's what I hope teenagers are like because I have two up and coming (despite the fact that I was far from a saint). <br /><br />I love that we have so many who listen...and that make playlists. :-)<br /><br />InstigatorKira Sinclair - AKA Instigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274056066229852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-56987405237828625442011-09-01T16:04:42.969-05:002011-09-01T16:04:42.969-05:00Yep, I write with music too. Each of my characters...Yep, I write with music too. Each of my characters has a "theme" song. My current hero has "Iris" by the GooGoo Dolls, and the heroine has Somebody by Bridgit Mendler (yes, this comes from Disney channel, but I have kids).<br /><br />Right now I'm also loving a lot of Pink, Lifehouse, Skillet, and still my fave Nickelback.<br /><br />AngelAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010424240956906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-7971790902485663902011-09-01T15:52:27.538-05:002011-09-01T15:52:27.538-05:00I'm mostly a no lyrics girl, but there are a c...I'm mostly a no lyrics girl, but there are a couple of exceptions to that rule. <br /><br />Jean, I don't know how anyone could dance and write at the same time! (Although I have been known to dance around a little to get the blood flowing if I'm stalled.)Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-18654926309241720462011-09-01T12:52:49.993-05:002011-09-01T12:52:49.993-05:00Not only do I listen to music with lyrics, I have ...Not only do I listen to music with lyrics, I have have play lists for different characters. <br /><br />I do not,however, dance while I write. Or any other time.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-72155012644891394442011-09-01T11:55:47.473-05:002011-09-01T11:55:47.473-05:00I find that most of my books have a soundtrack, if...I find that most of my books have a soundtrack, if you will. This latest one is "Smoke and Mirrors" by Lifehouse. This book also has two heroes, twins, and I find it interesting that they both have a different "theme song."<br /><br />I had the darndest time getting into my hero's head in my second book until I realized he liked country music; then everything just clicked.<br /><br />I do the repeat thing too. Often I'll listen to music in the shower and plot at the same time. So an idea for a scene will hit me with a particular song, and I'll put the song on repeat until I finish the scene.Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391217990906084188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-86253315527357500012011-09-01T09:18:14.578-05:002011-09-01T09:18:14.578-05:00I can't write to music with lyrics. I start t...I can't write to music with lyrics. I start to sing along and then don't write. Instrumental, new age stuff works well to block out distractions, especially when it's coming through noise-reducing earbuds.<br /><br />Now I'll have to go listen to all these. I know Moves Like Jagger and If I Die Young, but not the rest. YouTube here I come.Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-30128358308120097292011-09-01T08:24:27.133-05:002011-09-01T08:24:27.133-05:00I write with music all the time! Different music f...I write with music all the time! Different music for different 'things', though - jazz/instrumental for 1st drafts, playlist of whatever fits during edits/revisions. It works for me, although a lot of my writing friends think it's crazy! :)Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-76337760816573769532011-09-01T07:39:58.403-05:002011-09-01T07:39:58.403-05:00I was complaining to my boss the other day about I...I was complaining to my boss the other day about If I Die Young and how traumatizing it was. The next day, she came in and told me I'd ruined the song for her because she'd always just sang along with it and didn't pay attention to the lyrics. Sorry. I actually listen to the words of songs because I find as much inspriation in lyrics as I do the music itself.<br /><br />I don't listen to music very often. I used to, but the opposite happened with me and it became a distraction. But sometimes if I'm trying to finish a scene and stay in the right mood, I'll put a song on repeat. When I was writing the romantic dance scene in Calling Her Bluff, I had "Angel" by Sarah McLaughlin. I also want to say I used "Im A Slave" by Britney Spears for one of the other scenes. I liked the primal beat of it. Not only does it keep you in the mood, but when you get tired of the song, you'll hurry to finish the scene so you can turn it off. :)Andrea Laurence AKA Smarty Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518751514879244662noreply@blogger.com