![]() For example, in Rewrite the Stars, the songs on the radio when Sadie and Andrew are babysitting reflect Sadie’s thoughts and emotions. ![]() (Imagine that-a writer gravitating toward words!) Sometimes songs will get me thinking, at which time I stop what I’m doing, scribble a few lines, and go back to whatever task I was immersed in. And the most important part isn’t which type of music necessarily but the lyrics and what’s being said. These songs represent something in those scenes-the moods, the emotions, the events, anything really. I don’t usually listen to music while I write, but songs come to mind as I write different scenes in my books. Twitter: there a genre of music that influences your writing/thinking? Do you listen to music while you write? Christina lives in Kettering, Ohio, with her family and pets. She serves as senior editor at the online journal Literary Mama, freelance edits both fiction and nonfiction, and teaches writing classes at Word's Worth Writing Center. Her debut novel, Rewrite the Stars, was named one of ten finalists for the Ohio Writers' Association Great Novel Contest 2020, and she is the co-author of Historic Photos of University of Michigan. ![]() Christina Consolino is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in multiple online and print outlets. ![]()
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