Writing

I make a sort of "Mix Tape" of music that I associate with my characters. I imagine what kind of music each of my characters would listen too and then I pull it together into a mix that I listen to when I am preparing to write or just when I am winding down at the end of the day. So in a way I allow the characters to "talk" to one another in my mind via music. It really works to get me in the space.

This might sound a little kooky.... but I take hot baths and listen to my "Mix tapes". The hot. bath gets the blood flowing to my brain and I swear I can write for hours afterwards. Sometimes I take a recording device into the bath with me so that if I achieve stream of consciousness I don't feel like I will slip and break my neck getting to my device to write. LOL

Just works for me.