Apologies if this has been asked hundreds of times already- but do you listen to any specific albums or playlists when writing, or searching for inspiration? Or do you know of any fan-created playlists for your series that you enjoy?

No worries! I don’t think I’ve touched on it much.

Most of the time when I write the best background noise is whatever is going on around me. Coffee shops used to be my go to before I had a baby.

But when I’m at home, I do listen to music, especially if I am invoking a certain mood. I created a playlist on 8Tracks, and my fans have, too.

I listen to mostly instrumental or instrumental heavy music when I write. Here’s a short list of albums that I listen to all the way through when I’m writing. Some of it is evocative of Hades and Persephone, and most of it is not, but all of it helps me keep writing.

“The Fountain” by Clint Mansell, Kronos Quartet, and Mogwai

“Citizens of Glass” by Agnes Obel

“Melpomen: Ancient Greek Music” by Conrad Steinmann

“Within the Realm of a Dying Sun” by Dead Can Dance

“Anastasis” by Dead Can Dance

“Musique de la Grèce Antique” by Gregorio Paniagua

“Silk Road Journeys” by Yo Yo Ma

“Aion” by Dead Can Dance

“The Mirror Pool” by Lisa Gerard

“The Cell” by Howard Shore

“Seven Years in Tibet” by John Williams

“Cloud Atlas” by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimelk, and Reinhard Heil

I know there are more, but that’s a good start for me.