Ah, summer! The season of vacation and the time I am supposed to be feverishly writing away in my little novel.
Of course, as fate would have it, when I realize that I only have two months to finish my new novel (thanks to the deadline I have assigned myself) is when inspiration decides to also take a vacation and leave my side and go visit some other blessed author.
And so, yet again, I frantically search for inspiration. Another way I do this, other than watching some of my favorite movies as mentioned in The Adventure to Inspiration Part 1, is I listen to some of my favorite songs.
First up is 'Moonlight Serenade' by none other than the wonderful Glenn Miller. The Glenn Miller Orchestra was all the rage in the late 1930's and early 1940's. During World War II soldiers and their sweethearts would dance the night away to the serenade of Glenn Miller's big band. I am a very old fashioned girl, and my heart belongs in the 1940's, and no other music quite gets me like swing music does. So of course when I hear swing music, especially my friend Glenn Miller I am instantly swept away into a sentimental and poetic state of mind which makes me want to write the night away, my heart singing along with every sentimental note.
Doo-wop! Oh, the music of the 50's and early 60's. Told ya I was old fashioned. Doo-wop is insanely charming and more than fun to sing along to. And it is some of my favorite music to write along to. For some reason, more than any other genre, doo-wop makes me want to rush to my laptop and type until my fingers go numb.
And of course, I wouldn't be me if I didn't have songs from some musicals thrown into the mix. Musicals are my bread and butter. And as much as I get teased for loving these movies, it will never stop me from watching and singing along with them with a huge smile splashed across my face. Watching these movies with their sweet songs put me in such a lighthearted and blissful mood that I could stay up until the wee hours in the morning writing. Especially this song from 'Oklahoma!'. This song will make me grin like a fool even when I am 90 years old.
Enough rambling for now!
