Writing with Music

Writing is all about jotting down the images in your head. Music, I find, forms a lot of those images. Put together they make for some pretty good work. Depending on the scene I'm trying to create, I'll listen to different types of music.

Here's an example of some of the music I listen to while writing:

Better yet, if you ever find yourself stuck on writing a scene, try listening to something that you think would help fit the mood of it. If you can, make it something new that you've never heard before because you don't want to get tied up listening to music you already associate with something.

If you find yourself really stuck, don't listen while you're trying to write. Just put on some good music, find a good chair, and zonk out for a while. Just don't let this happen.