Droning soundscapes. Swirling undertones. Percolating noise. This is the soundtrack to which many of my stories take shape.

I have a list of go-to bands that work perfectly for writing mode. So while there may be a similar thread to the stories I write, it's cool that each one has its own personality, even though many have been born under the same musical score.

If my current story had a soundtrack, it would include whipping wind against rusted metal, dripping water into murky puddles and the rustling of shapes in translucent shrouds.

I hope it gives readers a sense of foreboding and wilts their spirit so they have to sleep with one eye open

What are you listening to these days? How does it effect your writing? If you could compile the perfect soundtrack to your current #WIP, what would it be and why?

Music: Svartsinn: Towards the Dark & Cold

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Svartsinn_04_Towards The Dark And Cold.mp3

- try to write all story ideas in ONE NOTEBOOK! it sucks frantically leafing through multiple books in fear of having lost that story gem you thought up last week

– you don't need to watch that episode of Three's Company again. Seriously. Turn off the television. Those eps of Supernatural, on the other hand…

– LeechBlock really works…as long as you don't cheat and unblock for an hour…or two…or use Seesmic to bypass Firefox and get on Twitter…

- more coffee at 7pm may seem like a good idea…but your dark under-eye circles are also on their way to becoming an abyss. That extra jolt or more cover-up? You decide.

Photo: Stig Andersen

My Current Works-in-Progress

– currently flitting between 2 of the 4 stories I wanted to finish in march. Yup. It was 3. Now it's 4. Can't stop myself.

– getting the urge to pick up my NaNo '08 project again. Would love to finish it and then go back and weave in tones of dank & stifling dread

– my fire-building skills are getting better but i still find myself getting distracted far too easily these days. Maybe it's the summer-like weather we've been having. That's a habit I've got to kick – and fast. Spring arrives next week!

- on the non-writing-but-still-relevant front, I've rehauled my website and hope to launch it next week. It looks sweeeet!

If you’re a writer participating in WIP Wednesday, post a link to your blog in the comments!

Fellow WIP Wednesday participants:

• Katey Taylor: WIP Wednesday Goes Green

Music: Svarte Greiner: Last Light from Kappe

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Svarte Greiner_04_Last Light.mp3

  [NWC]