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You guys won't believe it! I really buckled down over the past month and after years of burnout, I finally finished my third draft of Uneven Lines! And I really think it's ready to be published!!
BOY DO I!!!!
I love putting together playlists for my stories. I've been doing it since I was a teenager. I've always found that listening to a playlist before sitting down to write usually gets the creative juices flowing.
For Uneven Lines in particular, music has been an important part of the process. Jordan's love of music is evident in the book and he actually becomes a musician as his series progresses. So with him as a muse, I've found throwing as much music at him as I can is my best bet to get some writing done (or at least it used to be...).
I have a straightforward 11 song playlist that goes through the main plot points of the book, but a few years ago, I decided that wasn't good enough. I wanted to find a song that fit as many scenes as possible, and called it the "Ultimate Playlist." I consider it something that may never be finished. There are always new songs to discover, after all. And hopefully new scenes to write...
So far the playlist is clocking in at 62 songs and 4 hours and 15 minutes. I should force myself to write for that amount of time after listening to it. And if you're curious about the songs on the playlist, you can take a look:
Yes, I fell for it. I was going to congratulate you. Happy April Fool's Day! You got me.
ReplyDeleteYou got me! It's the first April Fools that's been sprung on me all day. I actually forgot about the date. I hope your playlist does help, there's enough songs to get in a good groove. My playlists are full of angst too.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you really can't write a book about a musician without music being involved, eh?
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping that regardless of the gotcha, you do find success with writing that book, eventually.
Sixty-two songs is a lot! I need music as well to get me in the mood.
ReplyDeleteHere I was all ready to congratulate you. =P
ReplyDeleteI'm a New Age kind of gal and was hooked when that genre—although it wasn't a genre for a few years when that music first hit the scene in the late '70's -' 90's.
ReplyDeleteMost aren't my type of music but I do like Cold Play, especially Stupid Girl. And I loved Points of Authority by Linkin Park
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