Using Music to Help Set Tone (Author Toolbox Blog Hop)
Are you someone who needs silence to write, or are you like me and need a little ambience to break up the quiet? I firmly believe that listening to different styles of music helps me set the tone of a chapter, sometimes, the whole story.
There is a chapter in the third Book of my EVO Nation trilogy, EVO Ghost, that reiterates this for me. I listened to one song on repeat whilst I wrote the entire chapter. I think I drove my husband crazy, but the music stirred a tone/feeling in me that I wanted to capture in the chapter, and I am proud to say I think I accomplished it.
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Certain scientific research shows that music is rooted more deeply in our primitive brain in regards to emotions etc than language. So, when I say music creates a feeling, that feeling runs deeper than the words to describe it. The fun part is translating that tone/ feeling into your work.
You can find more on how music affects the brain in this article on psychcentral.com: Music and How It Impacts the Brain
Why not create a playlist for when you are writing? You can listen to it before or during your writing process and see how it affects your tone and style.
You can check out the other #authortoolboxbloghop participants and their posts here.
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