Writing Props

By Elizabeth Shore

In his wonderful bookOn Writing, Stephen King notes a few things that are necessary in the space where he writes in order to fuel his creative juices. High onthe list for King is to have musical accompaniment when he’s writing.“I work to loud music -hard-rock stuff like AC/DC, Guns ‘n Roses, and Metallica have always been particular favorites.”(Stephen King,On Writing).

I, too, like to listen to music when I write. Rather than serve as a distraction, I find that music blocks...