my last blog post<\/a>, I am attempting to work on four projects. From these four, only one has a playlist I have already formed, though it’s been a while since I’ve listened to it. Most of the songs on this playlist are Hindi, since it was initially based on an Indian serial I used to watch. I still listen to the soundtrack of the serial on YouTube when I write the story!<\/p>\nSongs that go on writing playlists can be mood songs, songs that remind you of the theme of the story, songs that remind you of the characters*, songs that remind you of the relationships in the story, etcetra, etcetra.<\/p>\n
*NOTE: character playlists can be subsets of writing playlists too!<\/h5>\n
For me, personally, I put in a lot of thematic songs and relationship songs. Because, well, I like music, and it helps me get my head back into the story if I remember the emotions behind the story.<\/p>\n
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Many times the lyrics do not match the story, and that’s okay! Or if you want to go looking for songs where lyrics match your story or your character’s arc, that’s okay too! Whatever works for you.*<\/p>\n
*If writing in silence works for you, that’s okay too!<\/h5>\n
My general writing playlist consists of a lot of The Civil War and a lot of SafetySuit because their music isn’t too loud and usually reflects the emotions behind my stories. On days when I need to write A LOT, I usually go to the Hamilton soundtrack because it adds a sense of urgency to my typing that has helped me reach my word counts and deadlines.<\/p>\n
I’m currently attempting to build Spotify playlists for my projects to help me finish up at least one draft of something this year. Would anyone be interested in listening to them?<\/p>\n
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