tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post6840095384633990983..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Riding with Lady LuckLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-14320166365193459792008-11-18T14:51:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:51:00.000-05:00Someone should do a study on this subject. I don't...Someone should do a study on this subject. I don't mind the t.v. being on, as long as the sound isn't too loud. So it's not the words, exactly, that are distracting. More my tendency to start toe-tapping and humming along.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-70222707760065307912008-11-17T20:41:00.000-05:002008-11-17T20:41:00.000-05:00Having grown up with a mother who was a classicall...Having grown up with a mother who was a classically-trained pianist who performed in concert, music was an integral part of my upbringing. We often performed as a family at local venues. That being said, because music hold such a strong emotional draw for me, I cannot write and listen to music. It compels me to stop everything and just listen. When I listen, I don't write. I envy anyone who can listen to music and work at the same time.Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-19938475994876535232008-11-17T17:19:00.000-05:002008-11-17T17:19:00.000-05:00That's interesting to hear - that folks find lyric...That's interesting to hear - that folks find lyrics distracting. I find visual things distracting so I have to be by myself when I write. I could never write at a coffee shop as I'd be looking around all the time. But music just kinda rides there in the background, lyrics or no lyrics.<BR/><BR/>For me, I find silence distracting. I guess there is no one way to do this thing called writing huh?Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-687954708647732702008-11-17T15:05:00.000-05:002008-11-17T15:05:00.000-05:00Like Gin, I find lyrics distracting. But I do have...Like Gin, I find lyrics distracting. But I do have a huge playlist. Over the years, I've collected CDs of movie scores (not soundtracks) which I've converted to MP3s. As I write, I use the scores to create drama in my scene just as they did in a particular movie. This helps me add an additional element to my writing routine that I hope contributes to the heightened drama of my story.Joe Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028401465567502250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-39635431602020178632008-11-17T14:46:00.000-05:002008-11-17T14:46:00.000-05:00Sorry, Mark, no playlist here, either. I have the ...Sorry, Mark, no playlist here, either. <BR/><BR/>I have the same problem as Cricket - lyrics get in the way.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-86950786571833677852008-11-17T13:12:00.000-05:002008-11-17T13:12:00.000-05:00I love Tom Waits!But I can't listen to him when I'...I love Tom Waits!<BR/><BR/>But I can't listen to him when I'm writing. In fact, I can't listen to anything with lyrics -- the words get tangled up with the words in my head. So I stick with either classical (often baroque, as some say the tempo affects brainwaves in a way that makes it easier to concentrate), spacey odd stuff like the Exploding Plastix or jam band goodness like Galactic.<BR/><BR/>In the coffee shop, though, I listen to a recording of the ocean.Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-5092876021178357452008-11-17T12:50:00.000-05:002008-11-17T12:50:00.000-05:00Not me. I wear noise-canceling earphones when I w...Not me. I wear noise-canceling earphones when I write in the cafe.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.com