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Setting the Mood

4/14/2017

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Writing is awesome. It’s also incredibly difficult. It requires you to pull what only exists in your head out and on to the keyboard or page. There are lots of things that help make this process a little easier. A good outline is beneficial. As is a giant mug of coffee. But for me, the most important thing to help me get in the write (get it?) head space is music.
But not just any music. I have to have songs that match the mood of the scene I’m writing. For example, when I was writing Bad Boys Need Love Too, I listened to a lot of Joan Jett, Peaches and Garbage. Bad Boyfriend was actually the inspiration for that story. Those songs all had a raw, gritty feel to them which perfectly matched the roughness of bad boy Gage as he corrupted I mean errr… persuaded Joseph into letting his hair down. Here’s the playlist if you’d like to check it out.

I also have a list of five go to songs for setting the mood. I pull these out when I need a song that’s proven to get me where I need to be. Or, when I’m too lazy to look for new musical inspiration.

1) Smexy Sexy times:  Stroker Ace by Loveage
2) Rough sexy times: Tainted Love by Marilyn Manson
3) Anger:  Shitlist by L7
4) Heartache: The Scientist covered by Willie Nelson
5) Happy Fun Times: Twerk by Three 6 Mafia

My playlist for An Officer’s Submission was angsty and sexy. Two of my favorite songs for that playlist are from movie soundtracks. I wrote the Shibari scene to Silk Road from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Eptesicus from Batman Begins. I loved the way both songs are soft and floaty and airy. They really helped put my head where I could “see” Logan concentrating on binding his submissive and Clay sinking into it until he was rope drunk. Le sigh…
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Anyhoo, I’m always on the lookout for new writing music. Want to help me out with that? Comment below with a song to fit one of my writing mood categories: Smexy times, Rough Sexy Times, Anger, Heartache and Happy Fun Times. One comment/entry per person please. I will randomly select two entrants to win an An Officer’s Submission swag pack. Winners will be chosen next Sunday. Be sure to leave your email or social media contact info in the comments OR turn on the Notify me of replies option so you'll get a notification if you are a winner. You’ll win a signed copy of the book, as well as a book mark and dog tag featuring AOS’s cover art. You know you want it. So hit me with your song recs!

Thanks for reading!
Love,
Christa

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3 Comments
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4/17/2017 03:55:32 am

Oh fun!! I love music and get inspired by it too. I set theme songs for my books and make playlists for them. I don't listen to the playlists as I write though, because I get distracted by anything with lyrics, so only instrumental for me while writing.

Anyway: song suggestions:
Smexy times: Play by Jaremi Carey (if you REALLY wanna get in the mood - check out the video: https://youtu.be/udDa270GtX0)

Rough sexy times: Since I've been loving you by Led Zeppelin. But maybe it's more intense than rough? :-)

Anger: Burning inside by Ministry - doesn't get much angrier than that

Heartache: Jesus to a child by George Michael (because it's about his dead lover) or You have been loved, also by GM. Especially the live version from Symphonica where he dedicates the song to his mother and his dead lover. *sobs*

Happy fun times: Friday I'm in love by The Cure.

(I live in Malaysia so feel free to leave me out of the swag-pack lottery. I totally understand if you don't want to send stuff halfway around the world :-) )

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Nell Iris link
4/19/2017 04:56:03 am

Hello again. I'm probably taking this WAY too seriously, but I just remembered a better song for rough sexy times: I wanna be your dog by Iggy and the Stooges! :-)

And I'll stop bothering you now :-)

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