Past Imperfect Music
Music plays a huge role in my
writing process. In fact, I’m not sure I could write without it. I think up
scenes and almost all my dialogue while listening to music. I can tell within
the first few seconds of a song if it fits my current story. I add a ton of
songs to my playlist, each represents a period of time in the story. Even
though the playlist is not in order, you can see the progression of Past
Imperfect in it.
At the
beginning of the playlist are more fun and light, club music. The songs towards
the end of the playlist are more serious and darker. It’s not always the lyrics
that strike me. Sometimes it’s the melody that evokes a feeling I want to
express in a scene. “Poison and Wine” by The Civil Wars is one such song. It’s
the feel of it more than the lyrics that influenced me. “I Said” by Michelle
Featherstone was the total opposite. The lyrics to this song are spot on for
being Brad and Mabry’s song. “Mercy” by Duffy to me is a sexy song and so I had
to have Brad and Mabry dance to it.
I ty not
to use the same songs for different books, but at times they overlap. But
certain songs like “Everything” I will never use on another playlist unless
it’s a book that’s about Noah and tweet. Same is true of “I Said”, it will
always be Brad and Mabry’s song.
I thank
my lucky stars every day for Spotify.
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