Kate Spofford, author

Tag: music

  • when bookworms get earworms

    The first book that ever really got a song stuck in my head was If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth.  The title is taken from a Wings song, “Band on the Run.”  If you didn’t know, reading the book would tell you that Wings was a project of Paul McCartney’s after The…

  • what is it about slow covers of happy songs in horror movie trailers?

    It’s a trend that has been going on for years.  A slowed-down version of a song played during a horror movie trailer.  The slowness of the normally happy tune throws you off, and suddenly the song’s lyrics sound creepy.  Recently, I saw a trailer for A Cure for Wellness (2017): Took me a minute, but…

  • writing music

    Like most writers, I enjoy listening to music while I write.  But you gotta have music that fits your writing mood!  I often also prefer music without lyrics – pop music makes me want to sing and dance so it really doesn’t help me when I write.  This Nanowrimo I already have a few go-to artists…

  • more writing soundtracks

    I’ve added a few new playlists over at 8tracks: it was only tuesday – This is my writing playlist for Bethany Caleb. vampire mix – My reading playlist for Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, which I also used as a writing playlist for Seven Minutes to Midnight and Blood Countess i will bathe in your blood…