The Melody of Writing

While some writers like to have music playing in the background when they are deep in the throes of creation, silence works better for me.

Maybe it’s because I am trying so hard to listen to what the characters are saying that any external noise threatens that tenuous connection.

Or maybe I’m afraid that, instead of tap-tap-tapping lines of setting or dialogue on the keyboard, I might start rap-rap-rapping the rhythm of whatever tune is coming out of my CD player! In any case, music generally...