7. Do you listen to music while you
write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to
your characters?
I don't think I could listen to any songs that
have lyrics while I'm writing, and usually I concentrate better when
I'm not listening to anything at all, but I have occasionally
listened to instrumental music. Only when I'm really deep, like so inside the scene, that anything external will just become a part of it. Then I can listen to instrumental music that fits the mood. And only with really intense scenes. Like
a werewolf hunt.
I definitely do associate songs with my
(and other people's!) characters all the time everywhere. I don't
think I can naturally listen
to a song without a viewpoint of a fictional character. Yep. That's
how hopeless I am. Of course I can make the songs about something
else if I want but I have to make a conscious choice to do that. And
why would I do that,
when this is just how I get the most out of music? Fictional angles
happen naturally. For every song, there's just definitely going to be
a fictional character who could sing it, and I don't have to do
anything to find them, just listen to music and they will come.
I've
even made a game out of this, that I sometimes play with my roommate.
It's the best when you find songs that you know are meant to mean
something entirely different but all the same it makes complete sense
from the point of view of your character. Most words just have a
completely different meaning. I'm a very metaphorical person, but for
some reason it makes me grin extra wide when something that is
supposed to be metaphorical in the song, becomes literal through a
character's eyes.
Out of
my characters I've only really introduced ”Four Colours” in this
blog, so I'll list some songs I associate with them.
The general feel-good song for the whole thing:
Viola songs:
Keller songs:
Sini songs:
Jasmin songs:
Ater:
Alex:
There's some. :D
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