Does music influence your writing?

by Becky Cairns
23rd January 2013

I find that when I want some help writing a particular scene for my novel, be it someone conveying deep and heart felt emotions to full action packed moments, then listening to certain genres of music help a great deal to convey the right feeling. So, do you find music helps or hinders your writing?

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Thanks for all your comments, nice to see how music influences people in different ways. A good exercise at the start of the day clears my head while the music inspires in the filling of it. :)

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Becky Cairns
14/02/2013

Music definitely helps me when I write. Like you, I will often pick music which is relevant to the scene that I'm writing. If I'm not sure, then anything by Vangelis will generally be inspiring.

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Robert Gill
06/02/2013

Usually yes, music does help me, but it depends on what i'm writing.

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