When I am writing/revising a novel, I carry my characters around with me all the time. Thoughts they might have, words they might say, pop into my mind at the strangest times. I do a great deal of research, including reading, interviews, and character worksheets. However, there's an evanescent part of character-building that I, for one, cannot quite reach through these methods. For this, I need movement or music. Although I rarely play tunes while actually writing, I find that music brings me to an emotional space that connects facts with feeling. For my current novel, I've been listening to a lot of
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Neon Trees
Ingrid Michaelson
Makem & Clancy
The Civil Wars
The Lumineers
Pink
An eclectic mix, I know, but it does what it needs to do: Open my heart and set my characters free.
And, while I'm revising and insufficiently participating in other blogospheric fun, here are a couple of virtual places you might want to visit today:
Bookanistas: Jessica Love has high praise
for ELEANOR & PARK, and Katy Upperman shines a light on THROUGH THE EVER NIGHT.
And away we go into March...!
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2 comments:
March already?
Yes, March already, Aurora. Sigh.
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