Music or Not?

My question to you is music or no music?  Getting a strong idea in you head for the next great scene my not require music or will it enhance it?  I came up with a great scene the other day that I just needed to write about but the family had the television on and since I have a specific writing spot then I was at an impasse.  I decided to pop in the headphones and turn on Pandora radio.  After discovering that I could put in an artist I liked I found that listening to music related to the scene only made it stronger.  When I wrote a romantic scene I turned on the "love songs" channel and I found that I was more inspired and wrote more passionately than without it.  Plus the music kept me from hearing the family. It put me in my own little world of writing.  On the opposite spectrum, complete silence can be a powerful aid in writing.  It allows your mind to roam free without any distractions.  Silence is less constricting when creating a scene that your not quite sure where it is going.  One can also listen to music in the genre that you would like to write about and voila a scene may pop into your head.by the tune or the lyrics.  So in essence what is your muse? I've found both to be effective tools in writing.  So do with this information what you like, but remember a thought inspired by silence or music is only good if you get it down on paper or computer in my case.

Things to be happy about

Today was like any other busy work day.  Get up way too early, late to work, the big boss shows up, you get the idea.  But in all the middle of that crap out came a beautiful chapter.  There is nothing like the feeling that your head is going to explode if you don't write down a thought when it comes to you.  I wonder how many of you carry around a pen and paper? I've been in many spots when I wished I'd had something to write with and didn't have anything with me only to have the thought lost by the time you want to sit down and write.  So take this advice.  Buy a .99 cent flip notepad and have a pen or pencil in your purse.  There are so many things around you everyday that you can jot down and keep for later use.  Like the gray haired lady in the grocery store picking up oranges and sniffing them only to put them back and sniff some more.  It's the little things that make a book colorful and great.  So, don't lose precious material like I have because I felt silly carrying around a notepad.  The things on that notepad might be your muse to the next great bestselling novel.

Vampires Rule

Here's a link that my author friend K.C.Blake has her video of her newly released eBook Vampires Rule. Check it out. I've read the book and think it is great. http://youtu.be/tPCkl6KisFo

Comments

Hey guys, I got it to where at the end of each post it will say 0 comments. If you click on that, you can leave a comment. It wasn't working before. So, if you want to leave a comment instead of an email for the contest, that would be great too :)

No news/contest info

Sorry guys, I've been sidetracked with a surprise 30th birthday party.  I've been pondering a lot about the book.  I've had several different thoughts come to mind, but I don't want to get carried away, it could totally throw a wrench in things. But, hey, I guess we've all been there. 

Still have 2 days left for the name contest. In case you haven't read about the contest I will let you know a little about it.  I am changing Em's dead boyfriends name from Brian to ?

He is the kind of guy that would have done anything for her, but mainly they were best friends and laughed all the time together  He's not much taller than her and his build is slender but defined.  He worked hard for everything he owned and now is on a quest to reunite with Em in another dimension.  He speaks to her, telling her things to do in preparation for the transformation that will happen to her so that they can be together again.  However, he does give Em questionable information. So, the person she thought he was, may have actually changed.  He's not evil, but he does have a side, somewhat unwanted, that she has not seen before.

I can't have any names beginning with "B" or "M" and it has to fit the person she knew and loved before he died.

Also another thing with the name contest was to give advice about Blake's sister's name. I am calling her Sams, but I don't know how that will appeal to an audiance, so I would like to know what you think of the name.  A little about Sams is that she is ultra fiesty and loves to antagonize Blake, however it usually comes back on her because Blake out wits her most of the time. She has many powers. I'm thinking she may be a witch although I was trying to avoid that.  The is petite with brown spikey hair with flaming red tips.  She dresses sort of goth, but is not goth.  Blake calls her a 'troll' with her messy hair and tiny features.  She breaks all the rules and can really get herself into trouble.

So, there you have it. If you want to enter the name contest email me at rjlynnbook@yahoo.com since I have not figured out a way for people to leave comments yet. (sometimes I hate technology)  If you win the contest, your name will appear on the acknowledgements page and you will also get a free copy of the book when it comes out sometime in November.

Well, good luck and I'll be checking to see if we have a winner in a few days. I will post the name chosen and the name of the winner to the contest if they so wish.

Bells out!

Well, hell yeah, bells about to ring in one minute and I can get the hell out of this place. Can't it be friday already and over with? I am sick to death of students and the paper work that goes with then. Ugh! I still need advice about doing an outline, is it worth the work? I have things pretty much set in stone so is it necessary?

Student, ugh! Book good !

Well, I'm baby sitting a student who has behaviors right now, but just about done, thank the lord.  Then I can get to what I really want to do. How many of you out there do outlines for your book? I started then stopped, but I'm thinking I have to go back and add what I have and make an outline with it. Tell me what you think. And, if you do, what method do you use. I've been given several, but not sure which one is right for me? email me at rjlynnbook@yahoo.com Thx and send this to your fellow bloggers, maybe they can help. The book is coming along great, but I want it to be perfect so I need some advice.