Many authors listen to music to help them write. They have specific bands they like, or a new playlist for every book. I've even seen authors thank bands in their acknowledgements. I also have music that I like to listen to while I write. My favorite songs are ones with really great lyrics because good writing inspires me. Yesterday though, I tried a different approach.
Anyone who's known me for longer than a day or two will discover that I am borderline obsessed with football. From September to December (and usually into January or even February...because my team is amazing) those three hours on Sunday are ironclad football time. There's something amazing about how in football thirty seconds can change the entire game.
Last night I was watching the first two wildcard playoff games with my family. Like any experienced TV watcher, I had brought something to do during commercials. My siblings had their phones, I had my notebook and a pen. Now, if one of these games had been a Patriots game I probably wouldn't have been able to write. But in the background of the Saints vs. Eagles game I finished a section of Guardians that's been giving me a hard time. For some reason, the commentary of the analysts made the perfect background noise to get me into the optimal writing flow.
I don't know if I've cracked the code to what gets my creative juices flowing and I probably won't start replaying games to help me write. But I do love that two of my favorite things were able to come together and produce some pretty good results.
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