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Inspiration
I find it interesting this time around, doing the writing thing. Music has been a driving inspiration and something I can credit for the huge amount of words I've put to the page.
I've done the go around thing many times. Pick up the pen, believe the evil voices that I suck, put the pen down, battle the evil voices with great loss of blood and self esteem. Then I listen to one single voice that says who gives a royal crap. Of course I do give a crap, but right now, the writing voices are stronger than the evil voices.
Maybe because I have new inspiration. Music. It's not a new inspiration because I've written to it before, but I've discovered something new. If I find the right song for the character or scene or moment, I can write faster, as if that bit I'm writing is channeled on the notes needed to for transportation.
This new book was interesting to write. It's my first m/m erotic romance, which is something I said I would never do (yes, hell is frozen, so go get a snow cone while you can.)
Hero A's song is a hard dance beat sung by the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, it's about abuse but also finding empowerment. The hero isn't abused,nor is he a woman, but the journey this book leads him on is a battle of empowerment and self, and he needs to find the strength to unleash the real man inside.
Hero B's song is by Snow Patrol and a song of ending things. His song actually fits at times, because he feels he's at the end, and he wants one last chance to enjoy things before Hero A sells off their island paradise.
Scenes that are full of angst are accompanied by 30 Seconds to Mars, "The Kill," the acoustic version, which is very sad and beautifully haunting. The song is about losing your mind, and neither character do, but they share one common bond--grief.
How do I know I have the right song? Oddly, when I start to write, I don't hear the song anymore. Not at all. If I can hear it, then usually the focus has changed and I need a different song.
I find songs different ways. The radio, of course. Youtube is a mecca of new song goodness. I also have a friend who is a college student--they seem to be up on the current stuff. I buy the song through Itunes or listen to it on Youtube if the song isn't available (the acoustic version above isn't, so it's all Youtube. Jared Leto is very distracting in a delicious way.)
How does music inspire you? I'd love to know.
I've done the go around thing many times. Pick up the pen, believe the evil voices that I suck, put the pen down, battle the evil voices with great loss of blood and self esteem. Then I listen to one single voice that says who gives a royal crap. Of course I do give a crap, but right now, the writing voices are stronger than the evil voices.
Maybe because I have new inspiration. Music. It's not a new inspiration because I've written to it before, but I've discovered something new. If I find the right song for the character or scene or moment, I can write faster, as if that bit I'm writing is channeled on the notes needed to for transportation.
This new book was interesting to write. It's my first m/m erotic romance, which is something I said I would never do (yes, hell is frozen, so go get a snow cone while you can.)
Hero A's song is a hard dance beat sung by the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, it's about abuse but also finding empowerment. The hero isn't abused,nor is he a woman, but the journey this book leads him on is a battle of empowerment and self, and he needs to find the strength to unleash the real man inside.
Hero B's song is by Snow Patrol and a song of ending things. His song actually fits at times, because he feels he's at the end, and he wants one last chance to enjoy things before Hero A sells off their island paradise.
Scenes that are full of angst are accompanied by 30 Seconds to Mars, "The Kill," the acoustic version, which is very sad and beautifully haunting. The song is about losing your mind, and neither character do, but they share one common bond--grief.
How do I know I have the right song? Oddly, when I start to write, I don't hear the song anymore. Not at all. If I can hear it, then usually the focus has changed and I need a different song.
I find songs different ways. The radio, of course. Youtube is a mecca of new song goodness. I also have a friend who is a college student--they seem to be up on the current stuff. I buy the song through Itunes or listen to it on Youtube if the song isn't available (the acoustic version above isn't, so it's all Youtube. Jared Leto is very distracting in a delicious way.)
How does music inspire you? I'd love to know.
Published on June 24, 2012 09:08
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