Music and the BEAST Within.

I was thinking today as I was running errands in

the morning hours and singing at the top of my lungs to

Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight, how much music

plays a part in our daily lives. How it creates emotions

just from the melody, words and beats. How it flips a

fuse somewhere inside you and can make you feel a

serene euphoria or a down right kick-ass type of fury.

Case in point: If I hear Guns N Roses, Welcome to the

Jungle, I find myself inadvertently pressing the petal

to the metal if I'm driving and am surprised to find

that I have yet to get a speeding ticket. Luckily,

the times I come across that song on the radio are

few and far between.

My writing has caused my itunes purchases to

go up considerably. When I started I had 17 songs.

As I heard tunes on the radio or remembered lyrics

that were poignant and made scenes play out in my

head for my story, I would make a point to pull them

in from itunes and add them to the ever growing

play list. To date I now have 184 songs to drive

and inspire me.

A number of people have been shocked to

hear that I always have music playing, whether on

the stereo or with my ear buds in, as I pound out

more pages. It's been that way since I was younger.

I was the kid doing homework with the TV on or

music blasting. Maybe that's why I never got past

a B in most of my subjects. But I graduated high

school and college just fine so no harm no foul.

I think if you lock onto a song, band, or

particular style of music you should think about

why you like it then switch just for one day to a

different type of music and see what it evokes

within you. I like having a well rounded appreciation

for various artists, even if it gets me teased.

That last statement was for my friend, Tim, who

teased me for listening to the smooth jazz station.

So today was for you, Tim, as I sat in my car parked

in my driveway and listened to Toni Braxton's

Another Sad Love Song, on the radio. Unfortunately,

I am not in my 20's such as yourself so a little

retro flashback is necessary in my world. We can't all

listen to bands yet to be discovered and be infused

with the post apocalyptic hip alternative scene. Even

though we try:) XOXO Timmie.

Thanks goes out to my home girl, Francine, for

Florence and the Machine. Lungs, is still my mantra

album right now and has spun so many amazing

scenes in my second novel.

Francine heard this album and said it reminded

her of my novel so I had to have it. And she was 100%

right. Thanks Again com padre').

Day 5 Rejections:5 Queries Still Out There: 6

Queries from Agents for more: 1

Pages written today: 5

Musical Inspiration Today: Pink! Funhouse and

Bad Influence

Didn't get more queries out today, but it's Friday.

I didn't see any point until after the weekend.

But Monday for sure!