Whatever music you play in the
background affects your writing. It helps if it's instrumental, because lyrics
can be distracting. Try to find tunes
which suit the mood, culture, period or setting of your story.
Ideally, the music you play in the
background should have medium or fast tempo. The tempo of the music will affect
your heart rate as well as your subconscious. Fast, bouncy music leads to
fast-paced scenes, while ambient relaxation music can give your scene the pace
of a slug.
Consider burning a CD or creating a
playlist for every WiP, or better still, for every scene.
Is Harry Hero about lead his loyal
henchmen into battle against the Forces of Evil? Will Helga Heroine defend her
virtue against Vicious Vince?
Put on fast music, and the fight will
practically write itself.
Here are some of the tunes I play while
writing fight scenes. At YouTube, you can listen to them for free. Just don't
be tempted to watch the clips when you should be writing.
