tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924501319424473642.post692302666263068066..comments2023-04-16T01:32:45.554-07:00Comments on Samantha's Bookshelf: The Writer's MusicSamanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12231494996711068641noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924501319424473642.post-4695658262585095392013-01-07T19:26:13.854-08:002013-01-07T19:26:13.854-08:00I'm very easily distracted so often I listen t...I'm very easily distracted so often I listen to music to get me in the right mood for writing a scene, but then I usually prefer to work in silence. If there aren't any lyrics then sometimes I'll leave the music on. My current playlist mostly includes songs from Snow Patrol, Florence and the Machine, Imagine Dragons, and Tron Legacy Reconfigured (a remix of the Tron soundtrack that's great for writing sci-fi).<br /><br />Sounds like you're having a blast at Disneyland!Erin L. Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00068394727011130144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924501319424473642.post-797535821177203552013-01-07T09:21:42.359-08:002013-01-07T09:21:42.359-08:00Yes--I'm the same way with reading too. Here&#...Yes--I'm the same way with reading too. <a href="http://www.colindsmith.com/blog/2011/12/06/music-and-writing/" rel="nofollow">Here's the article</a> (to save you the hunt). It's actually from many months ago--over a year ago, actually!Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924501319424473642.post-22919962749848262992013-01-07T08:24:29.469-08:002013-01-07T08:24:29.469-08:00I totally understand. I'm actually the same. I...I totally understand. I'm actually the same. If I'm listening to music I have to be very detached from the piece so as to basically make it white noise..Otherwise I get too distracted by the music and lose focus. It's the same when I read actually, it's like I can only focus on one thing at a time. It's interesting the way the human brain works. I'll go check out your other post on it! Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231494996711068641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924501319424473642.post-48393279238271185102013-01-07T06:12:40.558-08:002013-01-07T06:12:40.558-08:00I can't listen to music while I write, and it&...I can't listen to music while I write, and it's not that I don't love music. That's the problem. I'm a musician, and when music's playing, part of my brain is engaged listening to it. If it has words, I'm listening to the words. And if it doesn't have words, I'm listening to the music, figuring out how to play it, or critiquing it if I'm not enjoying it. All of this, of course, interferes with the creative process of writing for me. But I also don't like to write in silence, so I write to white noise. That might sound dull, but it's a great way to shut out the world, and help my brain focus on the task at hand. There are no tunes or even rhythmic patterns in white noise to distract my mind.<br /><br />I wish I could listen to music when I write. I enjoy music so much, and I know it would be a more efficient use of my time if I could do both activities simultaneously. As it is, I have to make do with listening to music in between bouts of writing. Sometimes I'll play something that puts me in a good frame of mind for the project I'm working on. But as soon as I fire up Word, the music goes off.<br /><br />I blogged about this a while ago if you want to read more about my music/writing dilemma. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.com