What kind of music do you listen to while you write or engage in any kind of brain-draining activity?  Some people listen to rock, some to classical music, and some prefer no sound at all.  I find music is extremely helpful in my creative process.  My only requirement is that the music not have words.  I find the words in the song get tangled up with the words in my brain making their way to the page.  I was recently reading the blog The Self Taught Cook where she listed some of her favorite cooking music and I was inspired to list some of my favorite writing music. (I have an entirely different set of songs for cooking-Harry Connick, Micheal Buble, Jane Monheit, Diana Krall)
My favorite musicians for writing are George Winston and Kevin Kern. Â These are mostly piano-driven new age pieces and they are beautiful to listen and to use as a creative tool. Â Here is a little George Winston
and here is some Kevin Kern.
Sometimes the music helps to clear my brain from all of the day-to-day thoughts and worries that can constantly intrude on my working process. Other times the music orchestrates a scene I’m writing, somewhat like watching a movie with a soundtrack behind the actors words and actions.
My favorite writing song of all time? Â “Farewell to Mystic Harbor” performed by David Huntsinger. Â Whole chapters have come out of that one!
So what kind of music do you like to use when in the the process of writing?
One more thing:
We have a winner for my Great Escapes Book Tour Prize! Â Linda from Missouri received an Amazon gift card and a jar of Texas wildflower honey. Â Thank you everybody for entering.