Have you ever been pulled out of reading by something and been surprised that your surroundings were not what they'd been a moment ago?
Have you ever seen a story playing out in your mind, sometimes so vividly, you forget your own actual surroundings and situation entirely?
That happens to me as I write, too.
Especially as I'm daydreaming (which totally counts as a valid contribution to writing!), and especially especially when I'm listening to certain music.
I have playlists for a couple of the books I'm working on - songs that have the same feel as my characters, or their relationships, or the events that happen, or the central theme of the book.
For The Howl, the book I'm hoping to publish in the next year, one song that I can literally plan an entire movie trailer frame by frame to is "Control" by Halsey.
If my book ever gets made into a movie, I'd ask Halsey to do a version where she says "Yeah, that's right, you should be scared of me" instead of what it currently is, but the whole feel of the song, and the lyrics, are SOOOO relevant, and I can just see this epic trailer in my head, and it's AWESOME.
You know what else it is?
Inspiring.
Hecka inspiring.
If you find yourself stuck or lacking motivation, or if you ever just look at the words on the page and see them as that and that alone, try really picturing your story in your head. Try imagining an epic movie trailer for it. Make a playlist that is a pseudo-soundtrack to your story.
Ready?
ACTION!
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