Audiosparx

If you like to listen to music when you write, this site could be for you. Audiosparx is a site for screenwriters so they can buy sound effects or music for their commercial, TV show, movie, website, etc. However, it could be a great tool for getting you in the mood to write a scene. If you are trying to convey a certain mood in the scene you are writing, you can look up music that matches that mood. Anything from "Adventurous" to "Disturbing" to "Whimsical." So if you are looking to write a dramatic scene this is the music for you. If you are writing a fight scene, you might try "Menacing" or "Rebellious" or "Tension." You can even listen to the songs for free and see other songs by the same artists. There are songs with lyrics or without lyrics so if you find lyrics distracting, they've got songs for you. If you like lyrics and find them inspiring then choose songs with them to help you write. Basically they have it all. They only thing you may find distracting is that every twenty to thirty seconds a women's voice will say preview to prevent people from stealing the music. It is like a watermark on photos. They have other ways of searching for music as well. You can search for music by holiday, Valentines, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, Christmas, etc. 

So, do you listen to music while writing, or do you find it distracting? Where do you usually listen to music? What genre do you usually listen to? Is anyone out there a fan of soundtracks while they write since soundtracks are great for a long interrupted song, with lots of moods in them? I'd love to hear from you in the comments section.

Keep on Creating, 
K. A. Jairl

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