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Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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Tag: music and writing

  • Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2017Wednesday, June 21, 2017
  • by Jenni L. Walsh

Clyde Barrow: The Boy Who Wrote Bonnie Parker a Doggone Song to Show Her How He Cares

This week the Debs are talking about music and its impact on our writing and our life.  As Amy said…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2017Monday, June 19, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

The LIMELIGHT soundtrack

I cannot, under any circumstances, listen to music while I’m writing. I find it totally distracting, and I can’t concentrate…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 19, 2017Sunday, June 11, 2017
  • by Crystal King

The Soundtrack for My Writing Life

This week the Debs are talking about music and its impact on our writing and our life.  Music is something…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2016Monday, June 20, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Losing Myself in the Past: My Writing Playlists

"Anything Goes" by Cole Porter

Historical fiction requires a completely different mindset. To lose yourself in another time, it helps to experience it. To write…

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  • Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012Thursday, August 23, 2012
  • by JoanneL

Silence is Golden for Deb Joanne

This week’s theme is music to write by. Uh…truth is, I need quiet to write because, quite frankly, the voices…

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  • Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011Thursday, October 29, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

Deb Sarah on Literary Inspiration Through … Music!

We’re talking about mentors and inspiration this week, and while I have had plenty of fabulous and supportive people in…

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