I like listening to music when I write. I usually have to pick either purely instrumental, or stuff that’s in a foreign (or fictional) language. Otherwise it tends to creep into the writing itself. But I have a stable of music I like… stuff like the entire “Mass Effecct” soundtrack, or the Sardaukar throat singing from the new “Dune” movies.

The reason I bring it up is that I’ve been incorporating some music into my audio story podcast. All instrumental at this point because it’s what the budget I had to work with (minimal, and the music is definitely worth way more than what I paid for it), but the idea for a few more songs have been rattling around between my ears for a few days now. Just ideas, just thoughts… but the thing about being an artist is often about converting those random thoughts into actionable creative outlets.

And I’m working on it.

I did play a tiny bit of guitar (quite badly) for one of the fictional in-universe commercials I recorded. That was kinda fun. Oh, and today I’m working half on the novel, and half on the podcast. Progress on both has been deeply satisfying!

Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!