When You Can't Fight The Feeling Anymore

-

 

I was working on revisions for my latest project, My Best Friend and the Princess, and listening to the Air Supply channel on SiriusXM when the song in the video above came on. As I listened to the song, I realized it was the perfect song to describe the moment in my first book, River Dream, when Rhiannon - the main antagonist, realizes she can no longer deny her love for Michael - the main protagonist.

The song almost perfectly describes the emotional and mental efforts Rhiannon went through during the years of their friendship to keep herself from admitting the true depths of her feelings for Mike. Considering I wrote River Dream more than ten years ago, and the song had been around for a while at that time, I wonder why it wasn't until this morning did I realize how well the song fit the story.

I suppose there is a playlist that could be compiled to accompany most every novel. I know I've made lists of songs I thought went well with this and other stories. The obvious song for River Dream is "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac.


Many readers have asked me if I named the character after the song. I did not. At my wife's suggestion, I chose the name from Celtic mythology. Only after I wrote the first draft of the book did I realize Fleetwood Mac had recorded a song by the same name based on the same mythological character.

Music has always been an important part of my writing process. I have different playlists I listen to depending on the mood I'm trying to set.

If you listen to music while you work, please comment below and let me know what type of songs entertain you while you're on the job.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Back from Camping

-
Image
 Alas, as does each camping trip, ours ended shortly after 8 a.m. this morning when we pulled out of our campsite and headed home. Now, back in the house and seated by the fireplace, I am resting up from our active weekend in preparation for a full five days of teaching before we break for a week over the Thanksgiving holiday. During our trip, we visited Myrtle Beach State Park. Enjoy this panoramic view of the park's beach. Not only did we walk on the beach, but we hiked a couple of the short trails through the coastal forest portion of the park. These photos I took of the pond near one of the trails look almost like paintings. I did get some work done on my NANOWRIMO 2021 project, though, again, I did not write as much as I'd hoped. Over the next two weeks, I have a lot of catching up to do.
Read more

Rainy Monday - Wet Start to Turkey Day Vacation

-
Image
  It's the feeling that comes over you on your first day off work when your alarm goes off at the time you normally get up to begin your day. Frustration, exasperation, anger, and a quick hand to the clock to turn the darn thing off. Then, you lie back down and try to go back to sleep. No joy. So you get up out of bed, get dressed in comfortable clothes, and face the day. To make it worse, just as you decide to take the dog for a walk, the tell-tale sounds of raindrops hitting the roof inform you that the rain predicted for later in the morning has arrived early. You apologize to the dog and decide to dust the living room instead. After all, company is coming for Thanksgiving in a couple of days. If it was just your adult sons, you might not be so particular about the house cleaning. But, your younger son is bringing his girlfriend home and you want her to believe you are an excellent housekeeper. There is little doubt, however, that she's aware of the extra effort you made on ...
Read more