Tag Archives: music

Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Not much else to say.  Enjoy the Halloween memes/funnies and one of the best Halloween songs/music videoes ever made.

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Return of the Completed Puzzle Post

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The title pretty much says it all.  Finished a pile of puzzles, so I figured I’d share them here.  Not sure how to tie it into Do I Need to Use a Dragon?, but maybe just click on the link anyway.  … Continue reading →

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Music Inspired Post: Taking the Risk

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

‘Get Up’ by Shinedown actually started playing while I was writing Monday’s post.  I put it here since the topic it made me think of fit more as a finale.  Hope people have been enjoying this experiment. I think this … Continue reading →

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Music Inspired Post: Stressing Your Characters

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

‘Overwhelmed’ by Royal & the Serpent is a song that makes me think about myself.  The fun of having anxiety.  It does make me feel like I don’t know myself, but that’s not what I’m going for here.  This is … Continue reading →

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Music Inspired Post: How Does It Make You Feel?

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m trying something new and weird this week.  Struggling for a blog post idea, I gave up while I drove into work.  ‘Blue Monday’ by Orgy showed up during the random song playlist and it got me thinking.  Don’t songs … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Death to the Remixer

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Forgot which remix set me off on this one.  Probably went overboard, but I really hated the new version.) The horror that you made Thinking you have skill With an ear made all of tin All I hear is noise … Continue reading →

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Some of My Favorite Writing Songs

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I couldn’t do this week’s topic without showing some songs that I will put on when I need some inspiration.  That or I have trouble with a scene and they can help me get through the issue.  I’ve been using … Continue reading →

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Some Tips to Having Music Play While You Work

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I was rather surprised years ago when people asked me how I can listen to music while I write.  They assumed it was a distraction or hurt my progress.  Yet, I’ve always done it and never suffered.  Other things got … Continue reading →

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The Need for Music

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve written about needing music when I write before.  Felt like revisiting because it’s come up in conversations again.  Although, I do know that this isn’t common for authors.  Most I know need silence.  So, why am I not the … Continue reading →

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Halloween Songs about Monsters

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, we did the ‘Time Warp’ and Devil Songs already.  Lets look for some monster tunes that we don’t typically see.  I’ll put the classics on next weekend for actual Halloween due to both tradition and laziness.  What?  I’ve got … Continue reading →

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