October 14, 2001
Ah. I have sound back
Ah. I have sound back on my computer. I can write again. See, when I write, I have to have music playing. And it has to be from my computer. If I play my stereo, I get distracted by getting up to change CDs or skipping tracks. If I use MP3 playlists, on the other hand, I just click a button to restart it or set it to loop infinitely (until I think I'll puke if I hear anything from Carmina Burana ever again).
What do I listen to? That depends on what I'm writing. I wrote all of Harvest of Thorns listening to a combination of Dead Can Dance, Tannahill Weavers, and the Prince of Egypt soundtrack -- so that playlist has become my default for writing anything for Tribe 8. Sometimes, if I'm feeling really pressured, I'll put just one or two songs on a playlist and repeat them endlessly. I wrote my bits of Revanche listening to "Deliver Us" from the Prince of Egypt soundtrack and "Burn" by the Cure, I think.
Right now my Tribe 8 list is playing, but I've added classical bits and Enigma and some Loreena McKennitt -- it's almost too long to be practical. And yes, I'm already pondering what to listen to while I write The Host, my November novel. ;)
Posted by Lisa at October 14, 2001 10:56 AM