I’ve been working on my first novel for a couple of months now. In that time, I’ve been building a playlist to listen to while I write. Since I write on Google Drive and listen to my playlist on YouTube, I should probably acknowledge Google in my book at some point.

I’ve gotten in the habit of listening to it to get me in the writing mindset. I’ve finished a little over a quarter of the book, and it’s coming along quite nicely. Mind you, I’ve restarted the damn thing four or five times now. Bu...