Reading and Writing for the obsessed! discussion

Do you listen to music while you write? Do you listen to music before you write? do you try and make a new playlist for the feel of that story or do you just put it on shuffle?

I listen to music while I write, I just shuffle

Me too! Sometimes I use a Pandora station because the new lyrics give me something to think about

It depends...
Usually when I'm writing I have like music on quietly in the background, but sometimes I start humming along and I get distracted.

But sometimes my characters are doing something that directly relates to music (for example, once I wrote a new take on an opera's plot) so I put that on and use it as an idea.

Other times, I use music as inspiration. Once a piano concerto gave me an idea for a plot :)

If you don't mind me asking how does an instrumental inspire your writing

How does normal music inspire your writing? To me it's just blah.

The lyrics mostly. I am not trying to talk bad about instrumentals they are very good

Ok... hmm... (I mean, lyrics inspire me too)
what does this piece make you think of? (I know it's long - you don't have to listen to the whole thing.)

http://youtu.be/Wi8DJVTLgvE?t=2m58s

The kindle doesn't like videos :( it wont do it

That sucks.

When you get a chance, watch/listen to it. It's a very inspirational piece :)

Journey andqueen. A little Taylor swift. Some Rise against

Shuffle it UP! I always listen to music while I write and if I'm not playing a specific album I hit the shuffle button

Yes, most of the time. I have playlists for my characters, for my characters together, and for my books.

yes, but it has to be instrumental.

Laurel wrote: "Yes, most of the time. I have playlists for my characters, for my characters together, and for my books."

Me too!

Marie wrote: "yes, but it has to be instrumental."

Yay someone agrees!

I have music playing in the background when I write all the time. It helps me think of cool ideas. I love listening to Chasing the Sun by the Wanted, Macklemore- Can't Hold Us and Want U Back by Cher Lloyd. My fav. songs to listen to when I can't think of story ideas!

I mostly have suspense music on while writing.