Using Music for Inspiration
Using Music for Inspiration They say music hath charms to soothe the savage beast, but it also has ways to inspire us. I admit that often when I am stuck in the stories I am working on, I step away and play with an exercise to get my brain back into writing mode. One of my favorite ways to get out of a rut is to take a song I love and turn it into a story, like the song Neon Moon. It’s an oldie but a goodie. The first stanza: " There’s a run-down bar across the railroad tracks. It's got a table for two way in the back, where I sit alone and think of losing you. ” Right away, you have the sett...