An amazingly productive writing day yesterday, YAY! Without intending to, I got through the “B” CDs in the binder. (Well, I haven’t checked the back of the binder. There could be more there that were purchased later.)
Pictured are: The Black Crowes, $hake Your Moneymaker and Amorica; Boss Drum, self-titled; Jackson Browne, Saturate Before Using, Late For The Sky, Running on Empty, and I’m Alive; Ry Cooder, Buena Vista Social Club; The B-52’s, Whammy! and Cosmic Thing.
Fun facts:
1) Boss Drum is the band Timothy was in when he lived in New York. He was a lyricist, vocalist, and keyboard player.
2) Many years ago, when I wrote three (unpublished) novels, the title of the first only coincidentally had a title that was also the title of a Jackson Browne song. When I began to rewrite that first book, I still wanted to use the title, but rewritten as a series, it’s the title of the fourth novel. When I needed titles for the others, I looked at and listened to the full body of Jackson Browne’s work. (By the way, I’ve replaced his albums I lost in the flood with either vinyl or as part of my iTunes.) Now six books: six Jackson Browne titles and counting. He has great titles that match my themes plus he’s one of my favorite singer/songwriters of all time. =)
Take your inspiration where you find it, and know that titles can’t be copyrighted.
ETA: And then on Saturday… Computer problems in the morning slowed me down, but finally I just put in the first CD, started writing, and was so glad to progress on the chapter I’m writing. A new character has arrived on the scene, the return of a favorite character is imminent, and I’m as giddy as if I’m really reuniting with someone after…91 pages! My listening pleasure today was Carpenters, The Singles (my gosh, Karen Carpenter’s voice); Johnny Cash, American IV: The Man Comes Around; Rosanne Cash, Hits 1979 — 1989; Tracy Chapman, Let It Rain; Ray Charles, Anthology. A lot of great music, and I know no one really cares, but doing this and posting it is helping me with my writing process, and *I* care a whole lot about that.