Most writers will tell you very definitively whether they can or can't write to music. Those that say they can will, most of the time, find that music very important and may have entire playlists dedicated to various current works or at least a selection they tend to play more than others. Some even have different lists for short stories, poetry, essays, creative non fiction and so on. However those that say they can't usually mean more than just they don't find it easy. Rather, they frequently express the need to expunge even background radio music or tuneful whistling (tuneless whistling gets on your nerves whether you like writing to music or not).
So this issue being themed Jukebox we at dotdotdash are intrigued by what camp you fall into. Do you have to have the right music and find the ideas flow better if you do? Or do you find it an annoyance beyond all others? Then, if you do write to music, what kind of music do you write to? If someone out there writes rhyming poetry to death metal though that is just plain awesome...
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Gregorian Chants for me
ReplyDeletei can't write in silence but i do only have my music at background level. I choose music that has a melody that reflects the mood of whatever i'm writing and then change it when the mood changes. It's funny coz sometimes the music changes in tempo and so does my writing right along with it. it's worth going back to make sure it still fits ok :P
ReplyDeleteFor me music's fine - as long as it hasn't got lyrics!
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