Music or silence when you write? Do you
develop playlists for your books?
develop playlists for your books?
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"Each character has a song or short playlist, the book has a playlist. The playlist for The Near Witch is up here." - Victoria Schwab, author of The Near Witch.
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"No playlists. Gotta be quiet. My husband (that angel) built me an office out in our detached garage so I could have a room of one’s own where nobody was hollering 'Mom!'" - Rhonda Hayter, author of The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams.
"Music!!!! Some of the playlists for each book are on my website. But the best thing about them -- I don't make them; my husband does." - Swati Avashti, author of Split.
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"Silence! If there's music or TV on in the background, I just can't get my thoughts together for writing. (It's either too distracting or too calming.) I usually have a set of songs I listen to when I'm not actually writing, though, whether they remind me of the book somehow or are just what I happen to be into at the moment. " - Chelsea Campbell, author of The Rise of Renegade X.
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"Either and both depending on the project. I develop playlists for my characters first, then for the book if I have time later." - Shannon Delany, author of 13 to Life: A Werewolf's Tale.
"Music. And honestly, my playlists develop into books." - Lisa Desrochers, author of Personal Demons.
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"Silence preferred, but I have no problem writing in a crowded place or if someone else's music is playing. I did develop a “soundtrack” (mostly 90s music) for one book that hasn't been published yet. They are all song I imagine playing in the background if the book were a movie." - Alexandra Diaz, author of Of All the Stupid Things.
"Usually silence. Occasionally music, but the music I choose at those times is pretty random." - Leah Cypess, author of Mistwood.
"Absolute silence, so I can hear my characters talk." - Amy Brecount White, author of Forget-Her-Nots.
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"Just the buzz of my trusty space heater. I don't listen to music when I write or create playlists, but I do hope once Losing Faith is out that others will make playlists to go with the book. I think that would be a lot of fun." - Denise Jaden, author of Losing Faith.
"I am all about music. I always make playlists for a first draft, and I'll usually just listen to one song on repeat for revising, and switch to another if I get bored. My iTunes informs me that when I was revising The Replacement, I listened to 'Heart Attack' by Low vs. Diamond 456 times in one week!" - Brenna Yovanoff, author of The Replacement.
Come back Thursday to find out whether the rest of the authors need music or silence whe they write.
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