tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018004797669959252.post774507695377148693..comments2023-06-17T08:37:44.591-05:00Comments on Mr Talks Too Much: Inspirations and MusesTLJeffcoathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380592100458330369noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018004797669959252.post-46229856134371942472011-04-24T10:24:21.030-05:002011-04-24T10:24:21.030-05:00Had to redo that last comment, was typing with 2 k...Had to redo that last comment, was typing with 2 kids fighting over a toy. Hard to focus.<br /><br />It really does help with keeping your place. I do the same with rearranging my playlist for the story too. That Diamond Eyes song just came on my Slacker Radio one day while I was at the day job typing an e-mail. Images of my protagonist just starting popping in my head so I went and downloaded it and added it to every scene he's in.TLJeffcoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380592100458330369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018004797669959252.post-56714764009380032062011-04-24T10:19:23.094-05:002011-04-24T10:19:23.094-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.TLJeffcoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380592100458330369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018004797669959252.post-39352781937319240142011-04-21T07:39:43.030-05:002011-04-21T07:39:43.030-05:00I wouldn't call that crazy. It helps. I gene...I wouldn't call that crazy. It helps. I generally stick to one song per plot point or chapter, when I go that route, and it's fantastic when I can find a "theme song" for a book. I've managed to train myself to start thinking about a particular story when I hear that song, which helps speed up the "Now, where was I?" process.<br /><br />I have one planned series, currently sidelined, that will have a relationship arc over several books. I actually have a playlist for that overall relationship arch.<br /><br />Generally, though, I just encounter songs that remind me of a story while I'm drafting it, then I rearrange and remove songs as I'm revising the story to produce a final playlist.<br /><br />However, this is more likely to happen with a historical, fairy tale, or urban fantasy work. My other-world fantasy tends to be difficult enough to find songs for that I don't bother too much.Carradeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431561739001270522noreply@blogger.com