tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post2906208884849140665..comments2024-02-22T03:00:53.421-05:00Comments on J.L. Campbell: Music For My Muse's DietJ.L. Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-3798599003842478502011-02-26T21:47:37.868-05:002011-02-26T21:47:37.868-05:00Thanks for visiting, Lois.Thanks for visiting, Lois.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-18747273406530127112011-02-26T13:26:16.823-05:002011-02-26T13:26:16.823-05:00Hi, music usually distracts me. I wish it didn'...Hi, music usually distracts me. I wish it didn't. Anyhow, I'm your newest crusade follower. You can visit me at: www.idevourkidbooks.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573354179519141077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-73710468457682048942011-02-17T06:07:37.072-05:002011-02-17T06:07:37.072-05:00Who knew so many of us used music to set the tone ...Who knew so many of us used music to set the tone for the stuff we need to write?J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-1158390261434441532011-02-16T22:49:51.142-05:002011-02-16T22:49:51.142-05:00Great post! Like you, I sometimes find listening ...Great post! Like you, I sometimes find listening to music as I write a little distracting, but I'm one of those weirdos who likes to picture what's going on in the songs. :P<br /><br />I never do a playlist for stuff I'm writing, but I will crank up the music to help me visualized a scene while I write, if the music is a important to it. Like at a concert or a casino. Other than that, I'm more likely to listen to songs I know will put me in whatever the MC's mood is, but shortly before sitting down to write instead of while I'm clacking away at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-72697402142428052522011-02-16T14:23:13.512-05:002011-02-16T14:23:13.512-05:00No, I'm still tweaking it and will be sending ...No, I'm still tweaking it and will be sending out queries soon. I've named it Distraction. That's pretty cool the fact that you're a musician! Musicians are fascinating people in my book.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-37117778976668491092011-02-16T13:43:28.600-05:002011-02-16T13:43:28.600-05:00I dropped over from Alanna's blog and I'm ...I dropped over from Alanna's blog and I'm instantly drawn in by your 2008 NaNo project. Did you publish it?<br /><br />I, too can't listen to music while I'm doing <i>anything</i> else. I'm a musician and I listen intently, but, like you, I can have background musical suggestions going on in my head while I write. <br /><br />What is the name of that great-sounding novel?Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-39198302092577174392011-02-16T10:19:38.934-05:002011-02-16T10:19:38.934-05:00Thanks, Diana! Do come back!
Hart, thanks for the...Thanks, Diana! Do come back!<br /><br />Hart, thanks for the follow. Yes, music is such that it can be a distraction all on its own.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-4557685344475419032011-02-16T08:44:01.283-05:002011-02-16T08:44:01.283-05:00Hello, fellow Crusader! I am your 69th follower, ...Hello, fellow Crusader! I am your 69th follower, which seems like a prize all on its own... I am totally with you on music. I get ideas or can tap emotion with music, but if it is going while I am writing, for the most part, I am not paying enough attention... yes, I can 'tune out' (have to with kids) but that's not when the music that goes with the story works...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-23474205544139817772011-02-15T22:31:02.977-05:002011-02-15T22:31:02.977-05:00Great post. I look forward to coming back. I love ...Great post. I look forward to coming back. I love old stuff. Thanks for the follow and the visit to my site today. I'm your newest follower. :)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752019877440100530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-53664300370798591192011-02-15T21:50:12.257-05:002011-02-15T21:50:12.257-05:00Susan,
I don't do playlists most of the time...Susan, <br /><br />I don't do playlists most of the time. Only for the projects that seem to call for them. <br /><br />Michelle, I guess all of us wives/mothers have to learn how to write amidst the things going on around us at home. Otherwise, we'd never get anything written.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-22055370333584836502011-02-15T21:24:37.522-05:002011-02-15T21:24:37.522-05:00I can't have any music at all, if it's som...I can't have any music at all, if it's something I like. I've finally learned how to write while my kids are watching one of their movies, though. Even then, it takes so much more thought process to think about what I really want to write...and I'm pretty good at multitasking too. Crazy.Michelle Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-58470954988896948872011-02-15T21:21:54.292-05:002011-02-15T21:21:54.292-05:00I can't have any music or TV or anything playi...I can't have any music or TV or anything playing when I'm writing. I might be able to write if my husband's watching a football game or something, but even then I might look up at the commericals and get annoyed at losing my train of thought. Some music does inspire me to write, but I've never made a play list or anything.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-34700125708295163692011-02-15T18:04:23.955-05:002011-02-15T18:04:23.955-05:00Julia,
Cool! I didn't even think about any o...Julia, <br /><br />Cool! I didn't even think about any other forms of music other than contemporary and yes, some songs do have a way of creeping in to fit the themeJ.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-44240316455546268912011-02-15T17:33:31.590-05:002011-02-15T17:33:31.590-05:00I really enjoyed reading your entry. Yes, music in...I really enjoyed reading your entry. Yes, music inspires me, celtic music, classical... I really don't think too much about it but it does inspire me in amazing ways, and sometimes it squeezes into my own plot, theme and characters...Julia Honeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497316179340178624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-46242593704230739672011-02-14T20:51:28.809-05:002011-02-14T20:51:28.809-05:00Lynda, that makes sense.
Alyssa, I definitely un...Lynda, that makes sense. <br /><br />Alyssa, I definitely understand that way of working. Editing is crucial business.<br /><br />Catherine - boy do I understand that! :DJ.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-17612574142182803692011-02-14T18:55:01.813-05:002011-02-14T18:55:01.813-05:00I do listen to music for inspiration and I love TV...I do listen to music for inspiration and I love TV but when I'm writing it has to be very quiet for me to concentrate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-21866892908452299922011-02-14T17:56:18.943-05:002011-02-14T17:56:18.943-05:00Hey there Crusader! I can't write without musi...Hey there Crusader! I can't write without music and a play list. I do make a new play list for each novel I write. Now I can do a first draft with tons of noise around. Often times I'm writing in the living room with kids talking, and I'm holding conversations. Now when it comes to editing that's a different story I have to have it quiet except for my play list.Alyssa Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388521969658890281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-48809322948705591502011-02-14T16:22:17.623-05:002011-02-14T16:22:17.623-05:00music has a big impact on my writing. I'll oft...music has a big impact on my writing. I'll often change the list according to what I'm writing.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-70130666707110547632011-02-14T15:29:19.352-05:002011-02-14T15:29:19.352-05:00My play list runs from one writing project to anot...My play list runs from one writing project to another. It's all over the place!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-59267419343027043482011-02-14T15:00:07.261-05:002011-02-14T15:00:07.261-05:00I so admire the folks who can listen to music and ...I so admire the folks who can listen to music and write at the same time. I have a one-track mind, I guess.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-60886987237275205922011-02-14T14:02:07.177-05:002011-02-14T14:02:07.177-05:00I'm with you J.L.! I can listen to music when ...I'm with you J.L.! I can listen to music when I'm in between manuscripts and going through the idea/brainstorming phase. It does inspire my creativity, but once I'm actually writing or hunkering down to dig into the characters and story that I've come up with, there's no way I can listen to music...even if it's just instrumental. I daydream easily so music takes me off on a tangent...the wrong one if I'm writing! I blogged about this a while back, thinking that I was alone in this (like you said, everyone blogs about manuscript playlists) and found, surprisingly that I wasn't!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-62651343529337219242011-02-14T09:34:59.869-05:002011-02-14T09:34:59.869-05:00Thanks, Yves. Cool way to work, having a sound tra...Thanks, Yves. Cool way to work, having a sound track per chapter.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-59827006683350286042011-02-14T09:16:52.879-05:002011-02-14T09:16:52.879-05:00Nice post...music can give me a push when I'm ...Nice post...music can give me a push when I'm having a tough time with a chapter, but I try to keep it to a minimum once I have a good flow going...funny I thought I was the only one who "soundtracked" my stories. I have a song in mind for almost every chapter...again, this was great.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745154437500325502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-71679257753521742902011-02-14T06:30:58.530-05:002011-02-14T06:30:58.530-05:00Hey, Doralynn,
Like you, I keep distractions to a...Hey, Doralynn,<br /><br />Like you, I keep distractions to a minimum. I got the template off http://hotbliggityblog.com/backgrounds/J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-54386201176793469802011-02-13T22:11:57.118-05:002011-02-13T22:11:57.118-05:00I'm the same way. I can't listen to music ...I'm the same way. I can't listen to music or TV while I'm writing... too distracting. I might listen before or after writing, but not during. It has to be quiet for me to write. By the way, this blog is beautiful. Where did you find your template?Doralynn Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828906983819258042noreply@blogger.com