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Top Five Songs to Inspire Science Fiction Writers

In earlier posts, I suggested Five Songs to Inspire Writers, Five Songs to Inspire Fantasy Writers, and Five Songs to Inspire Horror Writers. Now we’ll move on to science fiction. Robots. Spaceships. Aliens. Intrepid explorers traveling to the farthest reaches of the galaxy in… Continue Reading “Top Five Songs to Inspire Science Fiction Writers”

Top Five Songs to Inspire Horror Writers

In earlier posts, I suggested Five Songs to Inspire Writers and Five Songs to Inspire Fantasy Writers, but sometimes, you’re trying to scare the pants off your readers. Or, to paraphrase Steven King, if you can’t scare your readers, you can always gross them… Continue Reading “Top Five Songs to Inspire Horror Writers”

Top Five Songs to Inspire Fantasy Writers

In an earlier post, I suggested Five Songs to Inspire Writers, but as a fantasy writer, you might need something a bit different. That’s why I’ve assembled here the top five songs to inspire scenes of mist-shrouded landscapes, noble quests, and mind-bending magic. Read… Continue Reading “Top Five Songs to Inspire Fantasy Writers”

Top Five Songs to Inspire Writers

I’m not one of those writers who wants music on or a lot of background noise while I’m writing. In fact, I prefer writing early in the morning before anybody else is up, precisely because of the quiet. Nevertheless, there are some songs that… Continue Reading “Top Five Songs to Inspire Writers”

Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Rip This Joint

For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, Everywhere That I’m Not, Mess Around, Back in the USA, Back in the USSR, and America. The next song is Rip This Joint, from the Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main Street album.… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Rip This Joint”

Place Names in Rock Lyrics: America

For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, Everywhere That I’m Not, Mess Around, Back in the USA, and Back in the USSR. Our song today is America, by Simon & Garfunkel. It came out in 1968 on… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: America”

Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USSR

For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, Everywhere That I’m Not, Mess Around, and Back in the USA. Our song today is Back in the USSR by the Beatles. It was released as a song… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USSR”

Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USA

For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, and Everywhere That I’m Not, and Mess Around. Tonight’s song is Back in the U.S.A., by Chuck Berry, the second song by Chuck Berry we’ve done. (The… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USA”