tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post2166247123819972436..comments2024-03-28T07:00:43.256-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Waiting For The EndElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-90394159654681191192011-03-24T13:24:20.783-06:002011-03-24T13:24:20.783-06:00I totally felt like that when I heard Christina Pe...I totally felt like that when I heard Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts. It is EXACTLY how my mc in my wip feels. EXACTLY.<br /><br />And yes, I went directly to iTunes, bought it, and listened to it endless times.<br /><br />I also love Waiting for the End to Come. <3Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874147599272424056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-91762392788322430662011-03-23T00:17:39.316-06:002011-03-23T00:17:39.316-06:00I can't write or edit to music. I wish I could...I can't write or edit to music. I wish I could, but I need silence. I do like to clean the house to angsty music, though. My fave: Hole.Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-39167810051220489372011-03-22T20:21:57.789-06:002011-03-22T20:21:57.789-06:00Ha! Every time I hear a song I love, that's wh...Ha! Every time I hear a song I love, that's what comes to mind, that this is THE song. The song of my life. I listened to Lily Allen's "Chinese" probably fifty times in a row once.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-27442962272148669372011-03-22T20:00:58.885-06:002011-03-22T20:00:58.885-06:00I LOVE when you find that perfect song! Right now,...I LOVE when you find that perfect song! Right now, for me, it's "Guinevere" by Eli Young Band. "For as much as she's stumbled, she's running/for as much as she runs, she's still here." Gives me chills and describes my MC perfectly.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-36417011046393041652011-03-22T19:19:35.024-06:002011-03-22T19:19:35.024-06:00"runner up of the bachelor.." I laughed ..."runner up of the bachelor.." I laughed out loud reading that. I'll have to look up this song!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-58176937210412785672011-03-22T19:14:07.709-06:002011-03-22T19:14:07.709-06:00OMG, I just picked this as one of my three songs t...OMG, I just picked this as one of my three songs to write to right now--check out Chris's blog if you can. <br />I'd call it serendipity, but I think it's just that Linkin Park rocks!<br /><br />http://chrisphillipsclp.blogspot.com/Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-3027260246979759542011-03-22T19:02:44.796-06:002011-03-22T19:02:44.796-06:00I'm notorious for making up lyrics to songs, s...I'm notorious for making up lyrics to songs, so I never usually know the real ones :) Drives my family a little batty! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-64560495608775346132011-03-22T17:30:25.984-06:002011-03-22T17:30:25.984-06:00I love Linkin Park, and I love this song. It's...I love Linkin Park, and I love this song. It's been putting me in the mood to write every time I hear it.<br /><br />And I agree with eeleenlee.... I usually prefer instrumentals and film soundtracks. I imagine them as the background to the scene. And they also help prevent lyric interference. However, being the bank geek that I am, I find myself singing certain instrumental parts, which can be just as interfering.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229009550203388722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-84221969309039919352011-03-22T13:49:00.251-06:002011-03-22T13:49:00.251-06:00I tend to prefer instrumentals and film soundtrack...I tend to prefer instrumentals and film soundtracks, because song lyrics can interfere when I write. But yes you're right, the right tune can give you the chills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-48041466389770784222011-03-22T13:43:27.479-06:002011-03-22T13:43:27.479-06:00I haz chillz too.
The song for my last manuscript...I haz chillz too.<br /><br />The song for my last manuscript was Linkin Park, New Divide.<br /><br />Too long to post any lyrics but it's brilliant and I heard it about halfway through my ms. It was like they were in my head writing a theme song.Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-9250047429267143972011-03-22T12:55:10.508-06:002011-03-22T12:55:10.508-06:00Strange...I love that Linkin Park song but I hardl...Strange...I love that Linkin Park song but I hardly recognized any of the words. I guess I've been mumbling along to it and really embarrassing my teenager in the process. <br /><br />My song for my MC is "All Fall Down" by One Republic. I totally see it playing as the movie version opens..."whenever your world starts crashing down...lost till you're found...swim till you drown, know that we all fall down..."<br /><br />Then anything Taylor Swift for the YA romance in my story.Valerie Ipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958210886138097232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-52869475750256637282011-03-22T12:41:39.020-06:002011-03-22T12:41:39.020-06:00Love this song! yes, another song would be Firewor...Love this song! yes, another song would be Firework. It's very touching for me.Mart Ramirezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492840883926331053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-52018818574590314622011-03-22T12:24:02.876-06:002011-03-22T12:24:02.876-06:00Well, that's a coinky-dink. As I was reading ...Well, that's a coinky-dink. As I was reading your latest post, I was listening to "Blow" by Kesha, which I like. I'm not a big fan of her music, but this one is not bad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494832442352719710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-51230881049526128032011-03-22T12:16:37.603-06:002011-03-22T12:16:37.603-06:00That's funny - is it The Harold song or The He...That's funny - is it The <b>Harold</b> song or The <b>Herald</b> song (I'm reading "Harold" on my ipod...) GREAT song, either way!<br /><br />I don't always write to music, but I know music has inspired me to write. A few songs, Chris Isaak's Wicked Game; Daniel by Bat for Lashes; Tori Amos' A Sorta Fairytale; INXS' Mystify; The Fray's Over my Head... so many others!<br /><br />Art influencing art - love it!Donea Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393184831994368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-88496250296002775262011-03-22T11:45:12.683-06:002011-03-22T11:45:12.683-06:00Man, that last line's a kicker, isn't it? ...Man, that last line's a kicker, isn't it? Sorry, can't think. My mouth is numb (cavities filled) and I have double vision and general YUCK. But dude, I dig your thing. Seriously.ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-28884148338925722452011-03-22T11:05:28.813-06:002011-03-22T11:05:28.813-06:00I absolutely LOVE this song, and that was before I...I absolutely LOVE this song, and that was before I realized it perfectly encapsulates one of my character's personal conflict. :D You have fantastic taste. :)Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-25067696517619257712011-03-22T11:02:38.752-06:002011-03-22T11:02:38.752-06:00I just fell in love with you. Seriously, I want to...I just fell in love with you. Seriously, I want to hack your compy and get your playlists. You've unveiled a mine of a angsty deliciousness and I am spazzing over the idea of so much "my preeccciousss!" Seriously. I want your list. Seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-81107985481230974272011-03-22T10:28:52.842-06:002011-03-22T10:28:52.842-06:00Love "waiting for the end"! Thanks for b...Love "waiting for the end"! Thanks for bringing that song to my attention. It's going on my playlist.Taffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796711977284429278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-6819952409512868332011-03-22T10:22:55.897-06:002011-03-22T10:22:55.897-06:00Actually that usually happens to me a couple of ti...Actually that usually happens to me a couple of times throughout a novel because I keep looking for the perfect song for each chapter. I love it when I come across one and it just clicks.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-83024398360428900992011-03-22T10:22:37.664-06:002011-03-22T10:22:37.664-06:00There's a scene in my book that Taylor Swift&#...There's a scene in my book that Taylor Swift's "Untouchable" fits to a tee. It not only fits the scene, but really the stumbling block to the relationship between two characters. Every time I hear the song I just see this scene in my head and my heart longs for that book to be on shelves so others can read it and hear the song.Stephanie McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507025637411479409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-35110937109846917142011-03-22T10:16:25.344-06:002011-03-22T10:16:25.344-06:00I've tried writing to music in the past (and l...I've tried writing to music in the past (and liked it), but now I like writing to silence (or as close as it gets). I do like hearing a song on the radio (there's one by Coldplay that I really like) that brings to mind different scenes from my book, sort of like a movie trailor.Stacy Henriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303383087338174942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-50878911999808390932011-03-22T09:31:41.282-06:002011-03-22T09:31:41.282-06:00I also LOVE writing/editing to music. And it has t...I also LOVE writing/editing to music. And it has to be the perfect music for it to work. I often use music to get me in the right mood for a scene. Often that ends up being instrumental music from soundtracks. But I also love beautiful music with lyrics too. Some of my faves are a couple of songs by Sia, Adele, Frou Frou/Imogen Heap, and more. I also love Linkin' Park. Great to work out to and write to! :)Sara B. Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213313028658810705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-43513811153285115682011-03-22T09:29:08.240-06:002011-03-22T09:29:08.240-06:00So cool! And YES this happens to me a lot when wri...So cool! And YES this happens to me a lot when writing. For my current WIP it's a lot of different songs. I have one on repeat right now that totally works. Simple Math by Manchester Orchestra. The notes and melody totally pull me into the mood ;o)<br /><br /><3 Linkin Park ;o) Great post!erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-53366785301201287682011-03-22T09:25:52.897-06:002011-03-22T09:25:52.897-06:00Oh, man. That's funny. I talked music on my bl...Oh, man. That's funny. I talked music on my blog today, too. LOL.<br /><br />I am about to drive my husband NUTS with how many times I listen to Skillets, Awake and Alive. <br /><br />Oh my word that song is awesome. It's hard rock, great lyrics and totally energizing. :) It sums up my novel, Wasteland, to the tee!!! <br /><br />Great post today. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-48989441206160850652011-03-22T09:09:54.350-06:002011-03-22T09:09:54.350-06:00Dr. Dog's "The Beach"
I like waitin...Dr. Dog's "The Beach"<br /><br />I like waiting for the end but Linkin Park's older stuff is better.Chris Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638226375639228988noreply@blogger.com