In an interview in Writing Magazine, novelist Santa Montefiore shared a tip with Judith Spelman regarding how to quickly get in the writing mood when you have only a little time. She listens to music:
"She listen to the same track over and over again. Each book has a certain piece of music connected with it so it gets her straight back into the story again. 'If I have only half an hour to write, I put the music on and I'm absolutely back in again. It really helps and it also moves me. I find if I have a moving piece of music I get into the feel. It's like a soundtrack to a movie. You take the music away and the movie is fine but when you have the music in it, it is suddenly very moving. That's why the combination of writing to music makes me feel stronger and helps a lot."
Helpful hint: If there are others in your working area, use headphones!
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