Michael Ripplinger
Music is my most generous Muse. Finding the right theme song for a character helps me to learn things about him/her I hadn't previously realized. And almost every key scene in my books has a "soundtrack song" that helps me visualize it.
But after I understand the characters and the key plot points, and it is time to actually write them down, I need time alone to think. This usually means that if I'm alone in the car or running or walking, I'm imagining in detail the next scene I plan to write.
But after I understand the characters and the key plot points, and it is time to actually write them down, I need time alone to think. This usually means that if I'm alone in the car or running or walking, I'm imagining in detail the next scene I plan to write.
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