Turning on music is one of the triggers I use to say, “time to write, Caroline!”
A friend of mine once told me she uses movie scores for inspiration. Those work sometimes. It depends on the book. For Dangerous Secrets I used a lot of traditional Italian music and a bit of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. Dangerous Weakness involved a lot of Beethoven and some Turkish traditional. I wrote a children’s book to the sound of bluegrass. When I edit I need something a bit more upbeat, sometimes the Jersey Boys and sometimes just a general classic rock station.
Lately? I’ve been listening to Pandora’s Romantic Dinner Standards, which works for emotional scenes, but I’ve begun to wonder if I don’t need something more dramatic to fuel some action. I’ve come to a fork in the road and have to decide on a direction. I’m going with action. Pirates of the Caribbean may do it! {{Listens}} Yes! That’s about right.
I’m off to write. But first, coffee.