The Undercover Soundtrack – MJ Rose
‘In that song I finally started to see the character who would introduce my story’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative process – perhaps to tap into a character,...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Linda W Yezak
‘If you can’t live it yourself, the song will take you there’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative process – perhaps to tap into a character, populate a mysterious...
View Article‘The Greatest Love Songs In The World…was the most awful writing track’–...
My guest this week is a multi-bestselling author of romantic novels, once dubbed ‘The Jilly Cooper of the Cosmo generation’. Her characters frequently express themselves with a lusty song or two and...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Fiona Walker
‘The Greatest Love Songs In The World…was the most awful writing track’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative process – perhaps to tap into a character, populate a...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Jessica Thompson
‘A song can make me want to rush to my laptop and get writing’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative process – perhaps to open a secret channel to understand a character,...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Reb MacRath
‘I played the song repeatedly, allowing it to dictate what I said and left unsaid’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative process – perhaps to open a secret channel to...
View Article‘Music for darkness, isolation and understated romance’– Stacy Green
It’s an extra pleasure to be hosting this week’s guest. For a number of years we’ve corresponded about agents, publishing options and writing questions, and many of her queries have resulted in useful...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Stacy Green
‘Songs to capture sadness, isolation and heartache’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative process – perhaps to open a secret channel to understand a character, populate a...
View Article‘Every piece must hang together and flow like a well-constructed album’– Dan...
Another familiar face this week – one of the first Soundtrack contributors returns with a new poetry collection. i cannot bring myself to look at walls in case you graffiti them with love poetry, which...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Andrew James
‘Notions of past, present and future hold no sway here’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative process – perhaps to open a secret channel to understand a character,...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Barry Walsh
‘Love starts with a face’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative process – perhaps to tap into a character, populate a mysterious place, or explore the depths in a pivotal...
View Article‘It began as a buffer to domestic chaos…’– Jan Ruth
My guest this week began using music as a sanctuary in a busy, rumbustious house. But she soon found that the music was having its own inspirational influence. For her unconventional romance novels she...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Jan Ruth
‘It began as a buffer to domestic chaos’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a...
View Article‘This song was the sway of her hips’– Adrienne Thompson
My guest this week says she discovers characters through songs – from the outline of their stance to the troubled depths in their souls. For her, this is when the book comes alive and she understands...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Adrienne Thompson
‘This song was the sway of her hips’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Denise Kahn
‘Music to unite and reunite’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Kirsty Greenwood
‘Music to make a creative space’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment...
View Article‘The perfect song to help my characters flourish’– Candace Austin
My guest this week says she can ignore just about any distraction and write – except for music. But she also can’t write a character until she has found the perfect song as a vehicle for their...
View ArticleThe Undercover Soundtrack – Candace Austin
‘The perfect song to help my characters flourish’ Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or...
View Article‘Music used to be background noise… until this character’– Helen Hollick
My guest this week used to regard music as a mostly-ignorable atmosphere. Then one inspirational moment changed everything. She was listening to Mike Oldfield when a character leaped, fully formed,...
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