music

Wednesday Writers Workshop: Using Music to Amp Your Creativity

02.29.2012

I mostly hone in on the emotional notes of what I’m working with. It’s how what I see or hear or smell or taste makes me–or a character I’m writing about–feel that I want to focus on.

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Fire and Rain, the book

10.24.2011

It offers, at least in my mind, the sound track to my personal history back in the day, and for that alone, I can’t stop reading.

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Wednesday Writer’s Workshop: Right Outta Nowhere

04.07.2010

As promised, this is what I wrote in response to last Wednesday’s musical prompt.  And you? What did you write? I got the Christine Kane CD at BlogHer’07, which happened not long after Dennis moved out. I was, to say the least, in a fragile state of mind. When I got back from the conference, [...]

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Wednesday Writer’s Workshop: Timed writing exercise

03.31.2010

So–I promised a prompt or two.  Instead, I’m just going to give you one, but it’s a doozy.  It’s a song, the first track on Christine Kane’s CD of the same name.  Listen to it. Go where it takes you.  Any part of it.  Then, if you’re so inclined, copy what you’ve written into a [...]

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Fifty: What Taylor Swift might be singing in 35 years…

03.01.2010

One day it struck me, as I was listening to Swift’s song how well the word “fifty” fit in the title spot. I decided to write the rest of the song.

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Both Sides Now — Then — and Tomorrow

02.11.2009

In lieu of a new post today, I’m sending you all over to BlogHer to read Nordette’s post on Joni Mitchell as her midlife muse. I want you to read it, because I can’t readily articulate why I think it’s so important to us.  It’s part poetry, part manifesto, part…what?  You tell me.

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Our Resident Rocker Chick: Average Jane Holds Back

07.24.2008

Because I’m the frontperson for two rock bands, dye my hair black and blue, and always dress in jeans and sneakers, I probably look like more of a rock rebel than I really am. If only the people who give me funny looks in public knew that I am also known for baking a mean [...]

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Average Jane Is Never Too Old to Rock and Roll If She’s Too Young To Die

06.19.2008

by Celeste Lindell of Average Jane The fact that I paraphrased my post title from a Jethro Tull song probably tips you off that I’m past the age of being mistaken for the next teen sensation. Be that as it may, I’ve never given up my passion for music – particularly hard rock. I sing [...]

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