Comments on: The Irish Devil’s Theme Music

By: Jean Pike

Jean Pike — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:14:45 +0000

Wow, was I excited when I read this post! I thought I was the only one. Music plays a huge part in my writing, and all of my heroes have their own songs. It may not be so much the theme of a song, as the artist’s voice and the feelings it evokes. I always adopt a musician’s voice and make it my character’s. Once I can hear his voice in my head, writing his dialogue is easy. Some of the sexiest voices I’ve found – Rob Thomas, Adam Duritz, Sting, Edwin McCain.

Jean

By: Diane Whiteside

Diane Whiteside — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:47:26 +0000

Y’know, Estella, usually I, too, just zip through a book, too deep in the characters’ story to think about anything else, let alone music. But some authors’ books always bring music to mind when I’m deep into their books. Sylvia Day’s books have very passionate, quick moving string quartets – flirtatious and sensual. Lori Foster is country music, which can make you laugh and sometimes rip your guts out.

Diane

By: Estella

Estella — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:52:29 +0000

Nothing but the book runs through my head when I am reading.

By: Diane Whiteside

Diane Whiteside — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:32:02 +0000

Hi, Vanessa! Yes, I listen to the theme songs a lot when I’m writing the characters – especially when I need help getting through a book’s sucky middle. The theme song is a like a conversation with my characters.

But I try to listen to music my characters would listen to while I’m writing. So lots and lots of Stephen Foster and Chopin, Schubert, and Berlioz rang through the house while I was writing The Irish Devil. Mostly Chopin and Rimsky-Korsakov for love scenes, though: I get very easily distracted by lyrics.

Diane

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:42:16 +0000

I love that your characters have theme songs, that’s awesome and a great idea!

So do you listen to the theme song often when writing the characters? I’ve noticed certain albums or songs really help me set the tone. In fact, if it wasn’t for Death Cab for Cutie, the Postal Service and the Pixies, I don’t think I could have slogged through the first 30K I’m working on.

Ooo and the song Wicked Games by Chris Isaak is so great for writing the sexxxy parts!