I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. At the beginning of the story, the main character is angling to fix or finish an on-again, off-again romance. When I first heard “Come Along” by Vicci Martinez and Cee Lo Green, it immediately struck … More “Come Along” – The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. The boyfriend/best friend often pops up in stories where the female main character is struggling and may need support. Sometimes they step up and sometimes they drop the ball, but the most they can hope … More “Save Yourself” – The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. The opening chapter to The Matriarch was actually one of the last I wrote into the first draft. “Fly On the Wall” by Thousand Foot Krutch was what I was thinking of as I wrote … More “Fly On the Wall” – The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. The acoustic version of “Life Is Beautiful” is a haunting hard rock ballad (from The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack album by Sixx:A.M., a side project of Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx). Any funeral scenes is a … More “Life Is Beautiful” – The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
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