Writing

[dswdiane]

There really is a problem with listening to my playlist of favorite favorites while writing. I get so caught up in the music that I cannot continue to write. Dammit. The guitar in "Blood Brothers" Iron Maiden just captures my head and body. Okay, now Springsteen, "Badlands." That song is so much a part of me that it's worn a familiar groove in my head. Um, spoke too soon. It still catches me. Think I need to turn the damn music off so I can hear what Duncan and Methos are saying. I'll always get caught by "For the ones who had a notion
A notion deep inside, That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive."

So I was gonna turn it off but along comes Human by The Killers. Love that one too much and it moves me every damn time--as in my body starts moving.

And this story is a bitch. It won't let me go, but it keep moving to places that I didn't expect it to go. Well, hell, Duncan and Methos frequently to that to me. I ought to be used to it by now. And it's after 1:00 am. I totally gotta crash. The story will still be waiting when I wake tomorrow.

And it was lovely going out to for dinner with Speck, Roy, and Michael this evening. I'm really enjoying becoming closer and closer in my friendship with Speck.

Comments

[annavere]

Preach! Definitely a problem. I love the idea of writing to my music playlist (it's so conducive to daydreaming scenes, after all!), but generally just get distracted by each new song.

I have occasionally solved the problem by, when trying to force myself to complete a scene, playing only one song on repeat. This allows me to semi-tune out the song, and just use its rhythm to propel myself (with heightened stakes, because I don't want to hear the same song endlessly, so I write faster as I go, to lower the number of repetitions).

...I'm not sure I would recommend this method to anyone else, but it has sometimes been useful for me. :)

[dswdiane]

Actually, I've done that, too. Played the same song over and over so as to be able to write and hear Methos and Duncan--and others, but right now I'm obsessed with a new fic about them.