Music
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This is one bit of advice writers get a lot: Write what you love and the rest will take care of itself. There are many variations on that, of course, but the core message is, don’t try to be what others want you to be. Be true to yourself and follow your own dreams. It’s
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Let’s talk the impact of geography on influences for a bit, shall we? Let’s take Blues for an example. From the outside, it’s easy to look at the musical form of Blues as just a blanket term, but within that category things are much more fine-grained. For instance, you have Chicago blues, which has a
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It’s been far too long since my last post. That’s kind of a thing for me, it seems. Thank y’all for your patience. In the time since my last post I met some of my idols and a whole mess of new and amazing people in person for the first time at the World Fantasy
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It’s been a while since I’ve done a Soundtrack for Writing post. And this will not be like the others, so if you’ve missed the previous ones, you won’t be penalized. Despite this being a truly excellent album, the reasons we’re talking about it here have very little to do with the music itself. Don’t
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On my third listen through What Comes After, the 11th album by The Honeydogs–Minneapolis’ other favorite sons (The Replacements and Prince being the others), I couldn’t help shake the feeling that Adam Levy and The Honeydogs have no interest in making popular music. The pieces are all there. Alert ears can pick up a wide
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I bet you thought I’d say outline or something, right? Don’t get me wrong. An outline is crucial, as is a good cast list. The cast list is not as descriptive as I would like, but I’ll flesh it out a bit later. And I just finished my outline this morning. It’s 1,700 words and
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I love musicals, and while Avenue Q isn’t my favorite musical of all time, it’s certainly in the top ten. Additionally, I loved South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut because it was clear to me that it was, at its heart, a high-concept musical as well. And I still find both as funny as hell. So
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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Sounds like the perfect time for an update! Writing: I took the initiative to re-prioritize a few projects, so that bought me a bit of breathing room. I have two stories out making the rounds and one I need to revise and resubmit. I have
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If you’ve ready my other, somewhat irregular Soundtrack for Writing posts (all conveniently located in the Music category on the right), you know the drill. I talk about writing, and how music from the mentioned artist has inspired various stories or writing breakthroughs. That’s not entirely the case with Nirvana. It’s not that I don’t
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I’ve posted about Gil Scott-Heron before. His music was essential in helping shape my world view and how I approached issues of race in my writings. He impacted my “voice” as much as Ellison, Bradbury, Powers, Gaiman, and Landsdale. But music is like that for me. It works for me on a level that writing
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