Sometimes, when I was in a screenwriting or English class, a classmate would ask me if I wrote the material while listening to music. To which I would reply, "Nope." But does music help me write? Absolutely.
Many people I know write to music, whether it be reports, labs, or short stories. I've heard it helps calm and focus some, which is great. For me, it usually tends to be distracting while I'm in the actual process of typing/writing. For my high school senior project I wrote a novel, and mostly wrote it during study halls in the computer lab, so people noise doesn't bother me one bit; however, when I put headphones on I usually start thinking about how cool the song is instead of what I'm working on.
So what do I use music for in regards to writing? Preparation.
You know how sometimes you'll be going about your business until a particular scent hits you and WHAM! You're ripped out of whatever you were doing and transported back to a section of your life with incredible clarity? Some things have that power, and that's kind of the way I utilize sound or music. Sometimes a certain song will impact me in a way that gets my imagination running. Sometimes it isn't even a song that I like! My computer is filled with such songs, some that I'm embarrassed to have (so please, no peeking at my itunes!). If you're interested in what songs I've used, here are two examples:
For my script Chemical Love, I one of the songs I listened to was Cake's "Frank Sinatra."
For the story I'm working on now, I've found John Frusciante's "Omission" has helped a great deal.
Oh, and as for my current project? Coming up pretty soon, I'll reveal the working title and a brief teaser synopsis/blurb.
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