When I’m writing a romance, I try to find inspirational theme songs for the two main characters. As the draft progresses, I sometimes change the theme song. But I find that it helps to play the song on loop while I compose or while I’m driving, thinking about plot development, etc. It helps me get into the emotional zone.
For current WIP, the heroine’s primary theme song is by Josh Groban:
The heroine’s secondary theme song is by Kelly Clarkson:
The hero’s theme song is by Adele:
One of the fun things about doing this, is that the characters are identified by the songs (at least in my mind), so when I hear them on the radio, it’s like meeting an old friend.
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