https://diymfa.com/writing/setting-the-mood/ Tools & Techniques for the Serious Writer Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://diymfa.com/writing/setting-the-mood/#comment-4070 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:15:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=172#comment-4070 I like to put a specific mood music on for certain scenes so I feel closer to what my characters are feeling. I even cry or laugh out loud, a little awkward in a cafe.

]]> https://diymfa.com/writing/setting-the-mood/#comment-65 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:34:35 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=172#comment-65 Oh yes, checking social media AFTER writing is key. At least, that’s what I’ve discovered. When I write on my iPad I’ll even put the device in “airplane mode” so it has no internet and I’m not tempted to check the twitter machine or the blogsphere or whatever. Love your idea of using Facebook as a reward. I may have to borrow that one!

]]> https://diymfa.com/writing/setting-the-mood/#comment-64 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:58:13 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=172#comment-64 I don’t think I really do anything to get in the mood: I can write on my couch, the dining room table, in bed, at Starbucks, Barnes and Noble, etc. I can be eating dinner or ice cream or drinking tea or hot chocolate. I can have the music on or off. But I have discovered I’m the most focused when I’m out of the house writing. And I reward myself by checking Facebook AFTER I write. 😉

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